Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alluvion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: al-lu-vion
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It was Settled at that period, that alluvions must belong to the riparious owner, according to this natural maxim, that the profit belongs to him who is exposed to suffer the damage, with which riparious property is threatened, no more than any other."
"The purchaser of a riparious estate under the words "front to the levee," does not acquire the alluvion or batture, when there is land susceptible of separate ownership beyond the levee."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alluviō.

Word Breakdown

Root: *lewh₃-

Usage

Inflected Forms

alluvions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

alluvium accession

Synonyms

alluvial sediment alluvial deposit alluvium flood inundation deluge

Rhymes With

peruvian antediluvian vitruvian vesuvian abluvion prediluvian diluvian luvian postdiluvian pluvian

Questions

What does alluvion mean?: The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river.
Where does alluvion come from?: Borrowed from Latin alluviō.

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