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Webster
1913
Edition
Profluence
Prof′lu-ence
,
Noun.
[L.
profluentia
.]
Quality of being profluent; course.
[R.]
Sir H. Wotton.
Webster
1828
Edition
Profluence
PROF'LUENCE
,
Noun.
[L. profluens, profluo; pro and fluo, to flow.]
A progress or course. [Not used.]
Definition
2024
profluence
profluence
English
Noun
profluence
(
uncountable
)
(
obsolete
)
Onward
flow
;
current
.
(
rare
)
The progression or
flow
(of time, events etc.).
1981
: ‘They're mindless – even the best of them! – all bullying, no intelligence, no moral
profluence
, ergo no real history!’ — John Gardner,
Freddy's Book
(Abacus 1982, p. 26)
Etymology
From Latin
prōfluentia
, from
prōfluere
‘to flow forth’.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈpɹəʊflʊəns/
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