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inundation

English

Etymology

From Old French inundacion (flood) (French inondation), from Latin inundatio (flood), form of inund? (I flood, overflow) (English inundate).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

inundation (countable and uncountable, plural inundations)

  1. The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
  2. The state of being inundated; flooding
  3. (figuratively) 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.

Related terms

  • inundate

Translations

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landflood

English

Etymology

land +? flood

Noun

landflood (plural landfloods)

  1. An overflowing of land by river; an inundation or freshet.

Translations

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