alluvion
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -uːviən
Noun[edit]
alluvion (countable and uncountable, plural alluvions)
- (law) The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
alluvion f (plural alluvions)
Further reading[edit]
- “alluvion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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