Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
alluvial .
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Examples
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He looked upon the kingdom of the Waters and saw that their alluvian substance could be divided and congealed into many kingdoms of minerals, and he decided to create a world.
The Secret of the Creation Howard D. Pollyen
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It was a long, hazy reach of land; piled up in terraces, traced here and there with rushing streams, that worked up gold dust alluvian, and seemed to flash over pebbled diamonds.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II (of 2) Herman Melville 1855
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Perhaps a classical reminder of the oblivion of the forgotten alluvian passage to the endless sea can keep our focus on the operational wonder that has been accomplished.
unknown title 2011
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