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   E·rup·tion

   /əˈrəpSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. an act or instance of erupting: "the eruption of Vesuvius" Similar dischargeventingejectionemissionexplosion
   • ▪ a sudden outbreak of something, typically something unwelcome or noisy: "a sudden eruption of street violence" Similar outbreakflare-upupsurgeoutburstepidemicbreakoutsudden appearancestartrashwavespatefloodexplosionburstblazeflurryrare:recrudescenceebullitionboutade
   • ▪ a spot, rash, or other prominent and reddish mark appearing suddenly on the skin. Similar rashoutbreakinflammation

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin eruptio(n-), from the verb erumpere (see erupt).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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