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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

profluence (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Onward flow; current.
  2. (rare) The progression or flow (of time, events etc.).
    • 1981, John Gardner, Freddy's Book, Abacus, published 1982, page 26:
      'They're mindless – even the best of them! – all bullying, no intelligence, no moral profluence, ergo no real history!'