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ebullience
[ ih-buhl-yuhns, ih-bool- ]
/ ɪˈbʌl yəns, ɪˈbʊl- /
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noun
high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance.
a boiling over; overflow.
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Also e·bul·lien·cy .
Origin of ebullience
First recorded in 1740–50; ebulli(ent) + -ence
OTHER WORDS FROM ebullience
non·e·bul·lience, nounnon·e·bul·lien·cy, nounWords nearby ebullience
ebracteate, EBRD, Ebro, EbS, EBU, ebullience, ebullient, ebulliometer, ebullioscopy, ebullition, eburnation
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