diluvium
diluvium · diluviums · diluvia
An inundation or floodAn inundation or flood; a deluge.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An inundation or flood; a deluge.
(countable, uncountable)A deposit of sand, gravel, etc. made by oceanic flooding.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin dīluvium (“flood”), from lavō (“to wash”). Doublet of deluge.Learned borrowing from Latin dīluvium (“flood”), from lavō (“to wash”). Doublet of deluge.
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Forms
plural: diluviums / diluviaWord family
1 related wordsRelatedantediluvianC2
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable