interfluent

[ in-ter-floo-uhnt ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈflu ənt /

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adjective

flowing into one another; intermingling.

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Origin of interfluent

First recorded in 1645–55, interfluent is from the Latin word interfluent- (stem of interfluēns). See inter-, fluent

OTHER WORDS FROM interfluent

in·ter·flu·ence, noun

Words nearby interfluent

interfibrillar, interfile, interfilling, interfinger, interflow, interfluent, interfluve, interfold, interfoliaceous, interfuse, intergalactic

British Dictionary definitions for interfluent

interfluent

/ (ɪnˈtɜːflʊənt) /

adjective

flowing together; merging

Word Origin for interfluent

C17: from Latin interfluere, from inter- + fluere to flow

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