Alluvium

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Alluvium

[aˈluːvi̯ʊm]

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[1] abgeleitet von lateinisch alluvio ^(→ la) „Anschwemmung“; geprägt 1823 von William Buckland

noun Alluvium · Alluviums

archaic jüngste Epoche der Erdgeschichte; wörtlich „das Angeschwemmte“ Das Alluvium folgte dem Diluvium.
Similar: Holozän, Present, Neo-Warmzeit, Flandrische Warmzeit

In English

alluvium deposited material

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"Alluvium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/alluvium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Alluvium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/alluvium

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"Alluvium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/alluvium.

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@misc{alluvium_2026,
  title = {Alluvium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/alluvium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}