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col•lu•vi•um
Pronunciation: (ku-lOO'vē-um), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -vi•aPronunciation: (-vē-u), [key] -vi•ums.
Geol.
loose earth material that has accumulated at the base of a hill, through the action of gravity, as piles of talus, avalanche debris, and sheets of detritus moved by soil creep or frost action.
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