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alluvion

noun

  1. : these senses are no longer used in geology
    1. the washing of water against a shore or bank
    2. an overflowing; flood
    3. alluvium
  2. Law a gradual addition to land along a river, lake, etc., as through the deposit of sedimentary material

See alluvion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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