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English
Etymology
From French effluve, from Latin effluvium.
Noun
effluve (plural effluves)
- A spray-like electric discharge.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin effluvium.
Noun
effluve m (plural effluves)
- emanation (something that emanates)
- waft
- whiff
Verb
effluve
- inflection of effluver:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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