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Definition of: mellifluous
(mə·lif′l
·əs) adjective
1. Sweetly or smoothly flowing; dulcet; honeyed.
2. Flowing like or as with honey. Also mel·lif′lu·ent. [<L mellifluus <mel honey + fluere flow]
—mel·lif′lu·ence, mel·lif′lu·ous·ness noun
—mel·lif′lu·ous·ly, mel·lif′lu·ent·ly adverb
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