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Noun
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(n)
volcanic eruption
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eruption
(the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material)
S:
(n)
eruption
(symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible)
S:
(n)
eruption
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eructation
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extravasation
((of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed))
S:
(n)
outbreak
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eruption
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irruption
(a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition))
"the outbreak of hostilities"
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
S:
(n)
epidemic
(a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time)
S:
(n)
recrudescence
(a return of something after a period of abatement)
"a recrudescence of racism"; "a recrudescence of the symptoms"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
happening
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occurrence
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occurrent
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natural event
(an event that happens)
S:
(n)
event
(something that happens at a given place and time)
S:
(n)
psychological feature
(a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
S:
(n)
abstraction
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abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
bang
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clap
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eruption
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blast
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bam
(a sudden very loud noise)
S:
(n)
eruption
(the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum)