Word of the Day:
excitement
What It Means
The state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
Something that excites.
to get caught up in the excitement
Excitement in Context
“By late accounts from Rotterdam, that city seems to be in a high state of philosophical excitement.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English excitement, from Old French excitement, equivalent to excite + -ment.
Source and license
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