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inundation

noun

Etymology

From Old French inundacion (“flood”) (French inondation), from Latin inundatio (“flood”), form of inundō (“to flood, overflow”) (English inundate). By surface analysis, inundat(e) + -ion.

  1. derived from inundate)
  2. derived from inundatio — “flood”
  3. derived from inondation)

Definitions

  1. The act of inundating

    The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.

  2. The state of being inundated

    The state of being inundated; flooding.

    • Serious as was the flood damage in England, the bursting of some of the dykes on the coast of Holland resulted in an even more widespread and devastating inundation.

  3. An overflowing or superfluous abundance

    An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx.

    • There is an inundation of tourists in summer, but in winter the town is almost deserted.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA