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   eruption

   /ɪˈrʌpʃn/

   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
   • 2. a spot, rash, or other mark appearing suddenly on the skin: "irritable skin eruptions" Similar rashoutbreakinflammation

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

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