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effluxion of time

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Fromeffluxion +‎of +‎time.

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effluxionoftime (uncountable)

  1. (law, formal, idiomatic) Thedetermination of aterm of years due to thepassage of time, rather than theoccurrence of a specific event.
  2. The passage of time, especially as a cause of change in itself.
    • 1944 March and April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, inRailway Magazine, page89:
      [...] we often fail to make sufficient allowance for the changes in standards brought about by theeffluxion of time.
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