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   Fer·vent

   /ˈfərvənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or displaying a passionate intensity: "a fervent disciple of tax reform"
   • ▪ hot, burning, or glowing.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin fervent- ‘boiling’, from the verb fervere. Compare with fervid and fervor.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fervency noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • F

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

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