profluence

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/ˈpɹəʊflʊəns/

noun

Onward flow; current.

OriginLatin prōfluentia →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounprofluence (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableOnward flow; current.
  2. rareuncountableThe progression or flow (of time, events etc.).

    'They're mindless – even the best of them! – all bullying, no intelligence, no moral profluence, ergo no real history!'

    1981, John Gardner, Freddy's Book, Abacus, published 1982, page 26

Origin

  1. Latinprōfluentia
  2. Englishprofluence

From Latin prōfluentia, from prōfluere (“to flow forth”).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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