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   mellifluous

   /mɪˈlɪflʊəs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a sound) pleasingly smooth and musical to hear: "her low mellifluous voice"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from late Latin mellifluus (from mel ‘honey’ + fluere ‘to flow’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mellifluously adverb
   • 2. mellifluousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   • E

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   • L

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   • L

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   • L

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   • O

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