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   mellifluent

   /mɪˈlɪflʊənt/

   adjective

   • 1. another term for mellifluous

   Word Origin early 17th century: from late Latin mellifluent-, from Latin mel, mell(i)- ‘honey’ + fluent- ‘flowing’ (from the verb fluere).

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   • 1. mellifluence noun

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