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vehemency (iou)



vehemency noun. Now rare. L15.
[Latin vehementia, from vehement-, -ens: see VEHEMENT, -ENCY.]
= VEHEMENCE 2. L15-M17.
= VEHEMENCE 1, 1b. M16.
Intensity or severity of pain, illness, cold, heat, etc. M16.
R. Carpenter No man ever endured such rage, and vehemencie of pain.