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mel·lif·lu·ous [muh-lif-loo-uh s]
adjective

1. sweet or pleasantly sounding.
2. flowing with or like honey.

Origin[]

1375-1425; late Middle English < Late Latin mellifluus, equivalent to Latin melli- (stem of mel) honey + -flu (ere) to flow + -us adj. suffix (see -ous )

Synonyms[]

1. dulcet, melodious.

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