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di•lu•vi•um



Pronunciation: (di-lOO'vē-um), [key]
n.,
pl. -vi•aPronunciation: (-vē-u), [key] -vi•ums.
Geol. Now Rare.
a coarse surficial deposit formerly attributed to a general deluge but now regarded as glacial drift. Also,di•lu'vi•on.

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