Mel‐lif″lu‐ous (?), a. [L. mellifluus; mel, mellis, honey (akin to Gr. �, Goth. milip) + fluere to flow. See Mildew, Fluent, and cf. Marmalade.] Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice. — Mel‐lif″lu‐ous‐ly, adv.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.