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effluxion of time

effluxion of time noun: the determination of a term of years due to the passage of time, rather than the occurrence of a specific event.

Noun

effluxion of time (uncountable)

  1. (formal, idiomatic) The determination of a term of years due to the passage of time, rather than the occurrence of a specific event.
  2. The passage of time, especially as a cause of change in itself.
    • [...] we often fail to make sufficient allowance for the changes in standards brought about by the effluxion of time.1944 March and April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 89

Origin of effluxion of time

From effluxion + of + time.

Questions about effluxion of time

What does effluxion of time mean?
Effluxion of time means the determination of a term of years due to the passage of time, rather than the occurrence of a specific event.
What part of speech is effluxion of time?
Effluxion of time is a noun.

Words near effluxion of time in the dictionary

  1. effluxer
  2. effluxers
  3. effluxes
  4. effluxing
  5. effluxion
  6. effluxion of time
  7. effluxions
  8. effluxome
  9. effodicate
  10. effodicated
  11. effodicates

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