| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fer·vor |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fûr v r |
| NOUN: | 1. Great warmth and intensity of emotion. See synonyms at passion. 2. Intense heat. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English fervour, from Old French, from Latin fervor, from ferv re, to boil. See bhreu- in Appendix I.
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