The act or process of flowing out; the passage of time considered as a continuous flowing away.
From Latin effluxio, formed from effluere + -tion suffix. Represents an abstract noun formation common in Late Latin and Medieval scientific writing.
Philosophers loved this word—'the effluxion of time' sounded more profound than simply saying 'time passes,' and it connected the passage of moments to the physical flow of water, making the abstract tangible.
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