Plural of diluvium; multiple deposits of ancient flood or glacial sediment.
English pluralization of Latin 'diluvium,' following standard Latin noun patterns adapted into English scientific terminology during the Enlightenment.
Finding multiple diluviums across Europe convinced early scientists they had proof of a catastrophic global flood—it took modern geology to realize these were separate glacial periods!
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