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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) furor
a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.

2. furor
a prevailing fad, mania, or craze.

3. furor
fury; rage; madness.

Etymology: (1425–75; late ME fureor < MF < L: a raging; see fury, -or¹)

Definition of 'furor'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
"he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

2. (noun) furor, furore
a sudden outburst (as of protest)

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