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efflux

/ˈɛflʌks/ noun

In Latin: effluvium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about efflux at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The process of flowing out.

Origin

From Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). See also effluxion.

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