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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eruption \E*rup"tion\, n. [L. eruptio, fr erumpere eruptum to
break out e out + rumpere to break: cf F. ['e]ruption. See
{Rupture}.]
1. The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as:
a A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from
a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust.
b A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed
men from one country to another. --Milton.
c A violent commotion.
All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh
strength for the next day's eruption. --W.
Irving.
2. That which bursts forth.
3. A violent exclamation; ejaculation.
He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate
eruditions. --Sir H.
Wotton.
4. (Med.) The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence,
as in measles, scarlatina, etc
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
eruption
n 1: the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and
volcanic material [syn: {volcanic eruption}]
2: any eruption of the skin [syn: {rash}, {efflorescence}, {skin
eruption}, {skin rash}]
3: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava [syn: {eructation}]
4: a sudden very loud noise [syn: {bang}, {blowup}, {clap}, {blast},
{loud noise}]
5: the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
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