"diluvium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diluviums [plural], diluvia [plural]
Etymology: From Latin dīluvium (“flood”), from lavō (“I wash”). Doublet of deluge. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*lewh₃-}}, {{bor|en|la|dīluvium||flood}} Latin dīluvium (“flood”), {{m|la|lavō||I wash}} lavō (“I wash”), {{doublet|en|deluge}} Doublet of deluge Head templates: {{en-noun|s|diluvia}} diluvium (plural diluviums or diluvia)
  1. An inundation or flood; a deluge.
    Sense id: en-diluvium-en-noun-xkUFoUih
  2. (geology) A deposit of sand, gravel, etc. made by oceanic flooding. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-diluvium-en-noun-H3ix9chV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: antediluvian

Inflected forms

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