effluxion

Noun

(plural effluxions)

The process of flowing out.
We all age through the effluxion of time.
The effluxion of matter from a boil can be painful.
That which has flowed out.
The effluxion of a boil is yuk!

Origin

From efflux +‎ -ion, from Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”).

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The affairs of the province are in the hands of a provincial council, elected for three years and not subject to dissolution save by effluxion of time.
Each provincial council continues for three years from the date of its first meeting and is not subject to dissolution save by effluxion of time.
The council is elected for three years and is not subject to dissolution save by effluxion of time.

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