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volcanicity

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vol⋅can⋅ic

[vol-kan-ik]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a volcano: a volcanic eruption.
2. discharged from or produced by volcanoes: volcanic mud.
3. characterized by the presence of volcanoes: a volcanic area.
4. suggestive of or resembling a volcano; potentially explosive; volatile: a volcanic temper.

Origin:
1765–75; volcan(o) + -ic; cf. F volcanique


vol⋅can⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
vol⋅can⋅ic⋅i⋅ty [vol-kuh-nis-i-tee] , noun
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