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fluvial

/ˈfluːvi.əl/ adjective

In Latin: fluviālis Wiktionary

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

  1. Of or relating to or happening in a river.
    fluvial deposits

Origin

Borrowed from Latin fluviālis, from fluvius (“a stream”) + -ālis, from the root of fluere (“to flow”).

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