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ferocity

fe·ro·city

UK/fəˈɹɒsɪti/ US/fəˈɹɑsɪti/ uncommon

noun

1.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”).

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