alluvion

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alluvion

Rhymes with -uːviən

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Borrowed from Latin alluviō.

noun alluvions

countable, uncountable The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river. It was Settled at that period, that alluvions must belong to the riparious owner, according to this natural maxim, that the profit belongs to him who is exposed to suffer the damage, with which riparious property is threatened, no more than any other.

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@misc{alluvion_2026,
  title = {alluvion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alluvion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}