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mellifluence
- 2 dictionary resultsmel⋅lif⋅lu⋅ent
[muh-lif-loo-uh
nt]
–adjective
| mellifluous. |
Origin:
1595–1605; < LL mellifluent- (s. of mellifluēns), equiv. to L melli- (s. of mel) honey + fluent- fluent
1595–1605; < LL mellifluent- (s. of mellifluēns), equiv. to L melli- (s. of mel) honey + fluent- fluent

Related forms:
mel⋅lif⋅lu⋅ence, noun
mel⋅lif⋅lu⋅ent⋅ly, adverb
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Mellifluence
Mel*lif"lu*ence\, n. A flow of sweetness, or a sweet, smooth flow.
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