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ferment

2 noun
     
fer‧ment2 [uncountable]
PP a situation of great excitement or trouble in a country, especially caused by political change
In the 1960s, American society was in ferment.
political/intellectual/cultural etc ferment
the artistic ferment of the late sixth century
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