rebullition

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noun

The act of boiling up or effervescing.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounrebullition (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableThe act of boiling up or effervescing.

    c. 1632, Henry Wotton, a letter there may be a rebullition in that business

Origin

  1. Latinrebullire“to bubble up”
  2. Englishrebullition

From Latin rebullire (“to bubble up”).

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APA

rebullition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebullition

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“rebullition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebullition. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rebullition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebullition.

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