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Mellifluous

Mel-lif′lu-ous

,

Adj.

[L.

mellifluus

;

mel

,

mellis

, honey (akin to Gr. [GREEK], Goth.

milip

) +

fluere

to flow. See

,

, and cf.

.]

Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly;

as, a

mellifluous

voice

.

–

Mel-lif′lu-ous-ly

,

adv.