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il⋅lu⋅vi⋅al
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ɪˈlu
vi
əl
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ɪˈluv
yəl
/
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–adjective
of or pertaining to illuviation or illuvium.
Origin:
1920–25;
< L
illuvi
(
ēs
) mud, flood, lit., what washes or is washed in (
il-
il-
1
+
-luv-,
comb. form of
lavere
to wash +
-iēs
n. suffix) +
-al
1
;
see
alluvial
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il·lu·vi·al
(ĭ-lōō'vē-əl)
adj. Of, relating to, or having undergone illuviation:
illuvial organic matter.
[
in-
2
+
-luvial
(as in
alluvial
).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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