diluvium

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noun

An inundation or flood; a deluge.

OriginLatin dīluvium →
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Meanings

noundiluvium (countable and uncountable, plural diluviums or diluvia)

plural diluviums · plural diluvia · alternative deluvium

  1. countableuncountableAn inundation or flood; a deluge.
  2. countableuncountablegeographyA deposit of sand, gravel, etc. made by oceanic flooding.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
diluvion

Origin

  1. Latindīluvium“flood”
  2. Englishdiluvium

Learned borrowing from Latin dīluvium (“flood”), from lavō (“to wash”). Doublet of deluge.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diluvium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diluvium.

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