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ef·flux  audio  (flks) KEY 

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 efflxus, past participle of effluere, to flow out ; see effluent

OTHER FORMS:
ef·fluxion  (-flkshn) KEY (Noun)


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