colluvial

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adjective

Of or pertaining to colluvium

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English colluvium →
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Meanings

adjectivecolluvial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to colluvium

Origin

  1. Englishcolluvium
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishcolluvial

From colluvium + -ial.

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APA

colluvial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colluvial

MLA

“colluvial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colluvial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colluvial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colluvial.

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