| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fer·vid |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fûr v d |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Marked by great passion or zeal: a fervid patriot. 2. Extremely hot; burning. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin fervidus, from ferv re, to boil. See bhreu- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | fervid·ly —ADVERB
fervid·ness —NOUN
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