diluvium
Meanings
noun
- An inundation or flood; a deluge.
- A deposit of sand, gravel, etc. made by oceanic flooding.
Word forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dīluvium (“flood”), from lavō (“to wash”). Doublet of deluge.
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