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| al·lu·vi·um [ ə lvee əm ] (plural al·lu·vi·ums or al·lu·vi·a [ ə lvee ə ]) |
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soil deposited by water: sediment deposited by flowing water, especially soil formed in river valleys and deltas from material washed down by the river
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin, form of alluvius "washed against" < lavare "to wash"] |
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