Etymology

diffluent

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Today it means: Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed. Full definition →

Latin diffluens
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  1. Latin · derived fromdiffluens“flowing away”
  2. English todaydiffluent

From Latin diffluens (“flowing away”), present participle of diffluo (“to flow away”).

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