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Definition of: alluvium
(ə·l
′vē·əm) noun plural ·vi·a (-vē·ə) or ·vi·ums Geol.
Deposits, as of sand or mud, transported and laid down by flowing water in river beds, flood-plains, lakes, and estuaries. [<L]
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