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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: , present participle of fluere 'to flow'

fluent

 adjective
     
Related topics: Languages
flu‧ent
1SLL able to speak a language very well
fluent in
She was fluent in English, French, and German.
2SLL

fluent French/Japanese etc

someone who speaks fluent French etc speaks it like a person from that country:
He spoke in fluent Italian.
3AP fluent speech or writing is smooth and confident, with no mistakes:
He was a fluent and rapid prose writer.
4 fluent movements are smooth and gentle, not sudden and sharp:
She rose with the fluent movement of an athlete.
—fluently adverb:
He spoke French fluently.
—fluency noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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