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effluence definition

ef·flu·ence (ef′lo̵̅o̅ əns)

noun

  1. a flowing out or forth
  2. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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