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effluent

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as in distributary

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The first known use of effluent was in 1726

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“Effluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effluent. Accessed 20 Apr. 2021.

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