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(ə lo̵̅o̅′vē ən, a-)

noun

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

Origin: Fr < L alluvio, an overflowing < alluere < ad-, to + luere, var. of lavare, to lave

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noun

See alluvium.
The flow of water against a shore or bank.
Inundation by water; flood.
Law The increasing of land area along a shore by deposited alluvium or by the recession of water.

Origin:

Origin: Latin alluviō, alluviōn-

Origin: , from alluere, to wash against

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + -luere, to wash; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots

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