"byflow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: byflows [plural]
Etymology: From by- + flow. Etymology templates: {{af|en|by-|flow}} by- + flow Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} byflow (countable and uncountable, plural byflows)
  1. That which flows by, near, or around; an ancillary or secondary flow. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: by-flow

Inflected forms

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