- colluvies
- col·lu·vi·es
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colluvies
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Colluvies — Col*lu vi*es, n. [L., a collection of washings, dregs, offscourings, fr. colluere to wash; col + luere to wash.] 1. A collection or gathering, as of pus, or rubbish, or odds and ends. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A medley; offscourings or rabble.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colluvies — kəˈlüvēˌēz noun (plural colluvies) Etymology: Latin, collection of washings, dregs, offscourings, from colluere to wash, from com + luere (from lavere to wash) more at lye … Useful english dictionary
colluvies — noun a) effluvium b) medley, hotchpotch … Wiktionary
colluvie — {{hw}}{{colluvie}}{{/hw}}s. f. inv. 1 (lett.) Ammasso di materia putrida. 2 (fig.) Congerie di cose o persone spregevoli … Enciclopedia di italiano
coluvie — (Del lat. colluvies.) ► sustantivo femenino 1 Cuadrilla de pícaros: ■ una coluvie asaltó la ciudad durante los carnavales de la isla. 2 Sentina, lodazal: ■ los perros no pudieron seguir la presa a través de la coluvie. * * * coluvie (del lat.… … Enciclopedia Universal
colluvium — noun (plural colluvia or viums) Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, offscourings, alteration of Latin colluvies, from colluere to wash, from com + lavere to wash more at lye Date: circa 1936 rock detritus and soil accumulated at the foot… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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accumulation — Synonyms and related words: abundance, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, acervation, addition, advance, agglomerate, agglomeration, aggrandizement, aggregate, aggregation, amassing, amassment, amplification, appreciation, ascent … Moby Thesaurus
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