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vehemence

n.
US //ˈviəməns// UK //vˈiəməns// ve·he·mence
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Origin

From Middle English vehemens, vemance, from Old French vëemence, vehemence, from Latin vehementia (“eagerness, strength”), from vehemens (“eager”).

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