refluent

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The Word of the Day for August 14 is: 

refluent   \REH-floo-unt\   adjective
     : flowing back

Example sentence:
     There are some lakes in Louisiana that appear to be formed by the refluent 
waters of the Mississippi River.

Did you know?
     "Refluent" was first documented in English during the 15th century, and it 
can be traced back to the Latin verb "refluere," meaning "to flow back." 
"Refluere," in turn, was formed from the prefix "re-" and the verb "fluere" 
("to flow"). Other "fluere" descendants in English include "confluent" 
("flowing together"), "fluent" and "fluid" (both of which share the earliest 
sense of "flowing easily"), "circumfluent" ("flowing around"), and even 
"affluent" (which first meant "flowing abundantly"). "Refluent" even has an 
antonym derived from "fluere" -- "effluent," meaning "flowing out."





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