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efflux
ef·flux
[
é flùks
]
(
plural
ef·flux·es
)
noun
Definition:
1.
instance or act of flowing out:
the act or process of flowing out
2.
something that flows out:
something that flows out of something else
(
formal
)
3.
passing away of something:
the passing away of something, e.g. time
(
formal
)
[
Mid-16th century. < medieval Latin
effluxus
< Latin
efflux-
, past participle of
effluere
(see
effluent
)
]
ef·flux·ion
[
i flúksh'n,
e flúksh'n
]
noun
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ef·flux·ion [ i flúksh'n, e flúksh'n ] noun
