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effusion noun [ ɪˈfjuːʒ(ə)n ]

• an instance of giving off something such as a liquid or gas.
• "a massive effusion of poisonous gas"
Similar: outflow, outpouring, outflowing, outrush, rush, current, flood, deluge, emission, discharge, issue, spurt, surge, jet, fountain, cascade, spout, stream, torrent, gush, outburst, flow, flux, welling, leakage, escape, voidance, drain, drainage, outflux, emanation, effluence, exudation, efflux,
• an act of talking or writing in an unrestrained or heartfelt way.
• "literary effusions"
Similar: outburst, outpouring, gush, stream of words, flow of speech, utterance, wordiness, speech, address, talk, words, writing(s), spiel, verbiage,
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin effusio(n- ), from effundere ‘pour out’ (see effuse).


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