"refluent" meaning in English

See refluent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɛflu.ənt/ Forms: more refluent [comparative], most refluent [superlative]
Etymology: Latin refluens, present active participle of refluō (“I flow back”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|refluens}} Latin refluens, {{m|la|refluō||I flow back}} refluō (“I flow back”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} refluent (comparative more refluent, superlative most refluent)
  1. (now literary) Flowing back. Tags: literary Synonyms: ebbing Translations (flowing back): оттеглящ се (ottegljašt se) (Bulgarian), refluo (Italian), refluus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-refluent-en-adj-1ejRw8Y6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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