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vehemence
What does vehemence mean?
vehemence (noun): intensity or forcefulness of expression.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use vehemence in a sentence?
- The vehemence of his denial. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does vehemence come from?
From Middle English vehemens, vemance, from Old French vëemence, vehemence, from Latin vehementia (“eagerness, strength”), from vehemens (“eager”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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