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alluvial

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al⋅lu⋅vi⋅al

  [uh-loo-vee-uhl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to alluvium.
–noun
2. alluvial soil.
3. Australia. gold-bearing alluvial soil.
Origin:
1795–1805; alluvi(um) + -al 1
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al·lu·vi·al   (ə-lōō'vē-əl)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or found in alluvium: alluvial soil; alluvial gold.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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