| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ef·flux |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   f l ks |
| NOUN: | 1. A flowing outward. 2. Something that flows out or forth; an effluence. 3. A passing or an expiration, as of time. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin effl xus, past participle of effluere, to flow out. See effluent. | | OTHER FORMS: | ef·fluxion ( -flksh n) —NOUN
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