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effluent

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) effluent (adjective)
  2. 2) effluent (noun)

1ef·flu·ent

adj \-ənt\

Definition of EFFLUENT

: flowing out : emanating, outgoing <an effluent river>

Origin of EFFLUENT

Latin effluent-, effluens, present participle of effluere to flow out, from ex- + fluere to flow — more at fluid
First Known Use: 1726

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