alluvious

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adjective

alluvial

OriginLatin alluvius →
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Meanings

adjectivealluvious (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablealluvial

    In the second place , in the mountain districts we find no extensive alluvious formations , as in the plains ; no extensive beds or banks of sand or gravel

    1832, John Howdon, A Rational Investigation of the Principles of Natural Philosophy

Origin

  1. Latinalluvius
  2. Englishalluvious

Learned borrowing from Latin alluvius.

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APA

alluvious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alluvious

MLA

“alluvious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alluvious. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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