effluxion

noun

ef·​flux·​ion eˈfləkshən 

ə̇ˈ-

plural -s

: efflux

—used especially of time

mere effluxion of time has given him a long range of observation

his term of office expired by effluxion of time previously fixed

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin effluxion-, effluxio act of flowing out, from Latin effluxus + -ion-, -io -ion

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