alluvion

[ uh-loo-vee-uhn ]
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noun
  1. Law. a gradual increase of land on a shore or a river bank by the action of water, whether from natural or artificial causes.

  2. overflow; flood.

  1. Now Rare. alluvium.

Origin of alluvion

1
1530–40; <Latin alluviōn- (stem of alluviō an overflowing), equivalent to al-al- + -luv-, base of -luere, combining form of lavere to wash) + -iōn--ion

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British Dictionary definitions for alluvion

alluvion

/ (əˈluːvɪən) /


noun
    • the wash of the sea or of a river

    • an overflow or flood

    • matter deposited as sediment; alluvium

  1. law the gradual formation of new land, as by the recession of the sea or deposit of sediment on a riverbed

Origin of alluvion

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C16: from Latin alluviō an overflowing, from luere to wash

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