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fluvial

flu·vial

UK/ˈfluːvi.əl/ US/ˈfluviʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to or happening in a river

  • “fluvial deposits”

Origin

Borrowed from Latin fluviālis, from fluvius (“a stream”) + -ālis, from the root of fluere (“to flow”).

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