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   vol·ca·no

   /välˈkānō/

   noun

   • 1. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
   • ▪ an intense suppressed emotion or situation liable to burst out suddenly: "what volcano of emotion must have been boiling inside that youngster"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Italian, from Latin Volcanus ‘Vulcan’.

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