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hotbed

hot·bed

UK/ˈhɒt.bɛd/ US/ˈhɑˌtbɛd/ rare

noun

1.

a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)

  • “it was a hotbed of vice”
2.

a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants

Origin

From hot + bed.

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