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affluence definition

af·flu·ence (af′lo̵̅o̅ əns; occas., a flo̵̅o̅′-, ə-)

noun

  1. a flowing toward; influx
  2. great plenty; abundance
  3. an abundance of riches; wealth; opulence

Etymology: < L affluentia < affluere, to flow to < ad-, to + fluere, to flow

Also affluency af′·flu·ency (-ən sē)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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