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ebullitional

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eb·ul·li·tion   (ěb'ə-lĭsh'ən)   
n.  
  1. The state or process of boiling.

  2. A sudden, violent outpouring, as of emotion: "did not . . . give way to any ebullitions of private grief" (Thackeray).


[Middle English ebullitioun, from Late Latin ēbullītiō, ēbullītiōn-, from Latin ēbullītus, past participle of ēbullīre, to bubble up; see ebullient.]
eb'ul·li'tion·al adj.
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