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Al*lu"vi*on (&unr_;), n. [F. alluvion, L. alluvio, fr. alluere to wash against; ad + luere, equiv. to lavare, to wash. See Lave.] 1. Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.
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2. An overflowing; an inundation; a flood. Lyell.
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3. Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium.
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The golden alluvions are there [in California and Australia] spread over a far wider space: they are found not only on the banks of rivers, and in their beds, but are scattered over the surface of vast plains. R. Cobden.
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4. (Law) An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See Accretion.
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