vi adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a river: a meandering fluvial contour.
2.
produced by or found in a river: fluvial plants.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin fluviālis, equivalent to fluvi(us) river (derivative of fluere to flow) + -ālis -al1
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin fluviālis, equivalent to fluvi(us) river (derivative of fluere to flow) + -ālis -al1
Related forms
trans·flu·vi·al, adjective
un·flu·vi·al, adjective
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fluvial or fluviatile (ˈfluːvɪəl, ˈfluːvɪəˌtaɪl, -tɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of, relating to, or occurring in a river: fluvial deposits | |
| [C14: from Latin fluviālis, from fluvius river, from fluere to flow] | |
| fluviatile or fluviatile | |
| —adj | |
| [C14: from Latin fluviālis, from fluvius river, from fluere to flow] | |
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Fluvial
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
fluvial
"pertaining to a river," late 14c., from L. fluvialis, from fluvius "river," related to fluere "to flow" (see flow).
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