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1. (n.) alluvium
a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water.
2. alluvium
the sedimentary matter deposited thus within recent times, esp. in the valleys of large rivers.
Etymology: (1655–65; < L, n. use of neut. of alluvius washed against)
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1. (noun) alluvial sediment, alluvial deposit, alluvium, alluvion
clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
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1. (noun) alluvium
deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas
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