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Meaning of 'eruption' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Eruption [ n.]
- The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion.
- That which bursts forth.
- A violent exclamation; ejaculation.
- The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.

Meaning of 'eruption' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . eruption [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
Example in sentence:
  • the outbreak of hostilities

Nearby Words:

erubescence erubescency erubescent erubescite eruca erucae erucic erucifrom eruct eructate

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