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effluence
effluence definition
ef·flu·ence (ef′lo̵̅o̅ əns)
noun
- a flowing out or forth
- a thing that flows out or forth; emanation
Etymology: ME < ML effluentia < L effluens, prp. of effluere, to flow out < ex-, out + fluere, to flow: see fluent
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