inundation
Meanings
noun
- The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
- The state of being inundated; flooding.
- An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx.
name
- One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt.
Pronunciation
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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.
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