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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ef·fer·ves·cence noun ⇨ see effervesce English Etymology effervescence 1650s, "the action of boiling up," from Fr. effervescence, from L.effervescere, from ex- "out" + fervescere "begin to boil," from fervere "be hot, boil" (see brew). Figurative sense is from 1748. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ef·fer·ves·cence \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈvesən(t)s\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin effervescere + English -ence 1. : the action or process of effervescing : the commotion of a liquid produced by effervescing 2. : inner excitement or turmoil usually finding expression in lively action : the quality or state of being effervescent < London today, even with all the grimness, has a sort of early New Deal intellectual effervescence — J.R.Chamberlain > < continued in a state of effervescence — Edith Wharton > |
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