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alluvion

al·lu·vi·on [ ə lvee ən ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. movement of sea against shore: the flow or wash of the sea or other body of water against a shore

2. formation of land: the expansion of a land area through the buildup of alluvial deposits or the receding of a body of water

[Mid-16th century. Via French< Latin alluvion-< alluvius (see alluvium)]
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