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alluvium [əˈluːvɪəm] n pl -viums, -via [-vɪə] (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a fine-grained fertile soil consisting of mud, silt, and sand deposited by flowing water on flood plains, in river beds, and in estuaries [from Latin; see alluvion]
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| The foundation of their airy castles lay already before them in the strip of rich alluvium on the river bank, where the North Fork, sharply curving round the base of Devil's Spur, had for centuries swept the detritus of gulch and canyon. Each wave of time contributes its alluvium, each race deposits its layer on the monument, each individual brings his stone. |
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