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Webster 1913 Edition


Mellifluous

Mel-lif′lu-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
mellifluus
;
mel
,
mellis
, honey (akin to Gr. [GREEK], Goth.
milip
) +
fluere
to flow. See
Mildew
,
Fluent
, and cf.
Marmalade
.]
Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly;
as, a
mellifluous
voice
.
–
Mel-lif′lu-ous-ly
,
adv.