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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ef·flu·ence DATE 1603 1. something that flows out 2. an action or process of flowing out English Etymology effluence c.1600, from L.L. effluentia, from L. effluentem (nom. effluens) "flowing out," prp. of effluere "to flow out," from ex- "out" + fluere"to flow" (see fluent). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ef·flu·ence \ˈeˌflüən(t)s, ˈefləwən-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin effluere to flow out + English -ence 1. : the action or process of flowing out : emanation , efflux < the effluence of power rather than the conscious application of it — John Burroughs > 2. : something that flows out (as from a person or substance) — usually used of something having an effect < some effluence from its ageless hills and waters laid a spell upon me which has never been broken — John Buchan > |
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