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Refluent Flow Back Adjective Latin Refluens Present Participle

Title refluent
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
re·flu·ent
\\-ənt\\ adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English, from Latin refluent-, refluens, present participle of refluere to flow back, from re- + fluere to flow — more at
fluid
 DATE  15th century
: flowing back
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ref·lu·ent
\-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin refluent-, refluens, present participle of refluere to flow back
: flowing back
 < refluent blood in the veins >
: ebbing, subsiding
 < refluent tides >

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