Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-loo-vee-uh m]
- /ɪˈlu vi əm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ih-loo-vee-uh m]
- /ɪˈlu vi əm/
Definitions of illuvium word
- noun plural illuvium the material accumulated through illuviation. 1
- noun illuvium (geology) material displaced across a soil profile, from one layer to another, by the action of rainwater. 1
- noun illuvium a material, which includes colloids and mineral salts, that is washed down from one layer of soil to a lower layer 0
- noun illuvium soil materials which have been leached from an upper layer of soil and deposited in a lower layer 0
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Parts of speech for Illuvium
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illuvium popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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