First Known Use: 14th century
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fluvial
adjective flu·vi·al \ˈflü-vē-əl\
Definition of FLUVIAL
1
: of, relating to, or living in a stream or river
2
: produced by the action of a stream <a fluvial plain>
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Origin of FLUVIAL
Middle English, from Latin fluvialis, from fluvius river, from fluere
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