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Definition of Eluvium
1. Noun. Residual deposits of soil, dust(,) and rock particles produced by the action of the wind. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eluvium
1. a soil deposit [n -VIA or -VIUMS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eluvium
Literary usage of Eluvium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"Contarini did his best to stir him up to action. In his " Epistola de potentati
Pontificia in usu eluvium™ and in his "De ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"spec, detritus, eluvium. debt, n. Spec, due (chiefly in pi.), arrear (chiefly in
pi.). debut, n. appearance, coming-out. "Debut" is French. débutant, ..."
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