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Word: Ferocity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from French, or from Latin ferocitas, from ferox, feroc- ‘fierce’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fɪˈrɒsɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the state or quality of being ferocious
Short Definition:property of being ferocious
Examples:- the ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise
- she hated him with a ferocity that astonished her
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