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defluvium.

loss by flowing or falling away; flowing down/off (L+S); falling off/out;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[deːˈfɫʊ.wi.ũː]Classical-Latin[deˈfluː.vi.um]

A flowing or falling off or down
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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin dēfluō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin dēfluvium From dēfluō (“to flow down, run down”) + -ium (noun-forming suffix).

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