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   Mel·lif·lu·ous

   /məˈlifləwəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear: "the voice was mellifluous and smooth"

   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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