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alluvious

alluvious adjective: alluvial.

Adjective

alluvious (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) alluvial
    • In the second place , in the mountain districts we find no extensive alluvious formations , as in the plains ; no extensive beds or banks of sand or gravel1832, John Howdon, A Rational Investigation of the Principles of Natural Philosophy

Origin of alluvious

Learned borrowing from Latin alluvius.

Questions about alluvious

What does alluvious mean?
Alluvious means alluvial.
What part of speech is alluvious?
Alluvious is an adjective.

Words near alluvious in the dictionary

  1. alluviation
  2. alluviations
  3. alluvio-
  4. alluvion
  5. alluvions
  6. alluvious
  7. alluvium
  8. alluviums
  9. alluz
  10. allways
  11. allwhere

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