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Fluent (?), a. [L. fluens, -entis, p. pr. of fluere to flow; cf. Gr. &unr_; to boil over. Cf. Fluctuate, Flux.] 1. Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily moving.
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2. Ready in the use of words; voluble; copious; having words at command; and uttering them with facility and smoothness; as, a fluent speaker; hence, flowing; voluble; smooth; -- said of language; as, fluent speech.
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With most fluent utterance.
Denham.
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Fluent as the flight of a swallow is the sultan's letter.
De Quincey.
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