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incursion

in·cur·sion

UK/ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/ US/ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʃən/ rare

noun

1.

the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)

  • “the incursion of television into the American living room”
2.

an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

Synonyms
3.

Origin

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French, from Latin incursiō.

Phrases

  • predatory incursion

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