Profluence

//ˈpɹəʊflʊəns// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Onward flow; current. obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    The progression or flow (of time, events etc.). rare, uncountable

    "'They're mindless – even the best of them! – all bullying, no intelligence, no moral profluence, ergo no real history!'"

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"'They're mindless – even the best of them! – all bullying, no intelligence, no moral profluence, ergo no real history!'"

Etymology

From Latin prōfluentia, from prōfluere (“to flow forth”).

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