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effervescence

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɛfə(ɹ)ˈvɛsəns/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French effervescence. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escence.

  1. The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.
  2. Vivacity.
  3. Foment.

    We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men anarchal which are in a state of effervescence.

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