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raptus
noun
A state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
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ˈɹaptəs
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noun
A state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
“{'source': 'Charles Dickens', 'text': 'listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture'}”
noun
A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
“He suffered an epileptic seizure”
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{'source': 'Charles Dickens', 'text': 'listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture'}
He suffered an epileptic seizure
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