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diluvium

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di⋅lu⋅vi⋅um

[di-loo-vee-uhm]
–noun, plural -vi⋅a [-vee-uh] , -vi⋅ums. Geology Now Rare.
a coarse surficial deposit formerly attributed to a general deluge but now regarded as glacial drift.
Also, di⋅lu⋅vi⋅on.


Origin:
1810–20; < L dīluvium flood; see deluge
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