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inundation

inun·da·tion

UK/ˌɪn.ənˈdeɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌɪnʌˈndeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

  • “plains fertilized by annual inundations”
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2.

an overwhelming number or amount

  • “a flood of requests”
  • “a torrent of abuse”
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Origin

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.

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