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effluence

American  
[ef-loo-uhns] / ˈɛf lu əns /

noun

  1. the action or process of flowing out; efflux.

  2. something that flows out; emanation.

effluence British  
/ ˈɛflʊəns, ˈɛflʌks /

noun

  1. the act or process of flowing out

  2. something that flows out

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Other Word Forms

  • supereffluence noun

Etymology

Origin of effluence

1595–1605; < Latin efflu- outflow ( ef- ef- + flu- flow) + -ence

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