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effluve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ef-fluve
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spray-like electric discharge.

Etymology

From French effluve, from Latin effluvium.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

effluves (plural)

Questions

What does effluve mean?
A spray-like electric discharge.
Where does effluve come from?
It is traced to French.

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