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n. - A powdery deposit on a surface; The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms; Any red eruption of the skin; The period of greatest prosperity or productivity.

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  • He was immensely interested, in a reserved, low-key way, in the exotic cultural efflorescence around him.
  • Noun : These works are the efflorescence of his genius
  • The second element that causes efflorescence is water.
  • It could even cause masonry efflorescence, which is commonly called salitre.
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