"fervour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fervours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fervour (countable and uncountable, plural fervours)
  1. An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardour. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fervour-en-noun-pRuUoUxa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 17 3
  2. A passionate enthusiasm for some cause. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable Synonyms (US spelling): fervor
    Sense id: en-fervour-en-noun-~561qafP Disambiguation of 'US spelling': 41 59 0
  3. Heat. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fervour-en-noun-U3~nkAYs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fervourless, fervourous

Inflected forms

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