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Monday, July 11, 2005

Mellifluous

mel·lif·lu·ous (mə-lĭf'lōō-əs)
adj.

1. Flowing with sweetness or honey.
2. Smooth and sweet: “polite and cordial, with a mellifluous, well-educated voice” (H.W. Crocker III).


[Middle English, from Late Latin mellifluus : Latin mel, mell-, honey; see melit- in Indo-European Roots + Latin -fluus, flowing; see bhleu- in Indo-European Roots.]

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