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Meaning of 'inundation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inundation [ n.]
- The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
- An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists.

Meaning of 'inundation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inundation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an overwhelming number or amount
Example in sentence:
  • a flood of requests;
  • a torrent of abuse
Meaning (2):
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Example in sentence:
  • plains fertilized by annual inundations

Nearby Words:

inuendo inulin inuloid inumbrate inuncted inunction inunctuosity inundant inundate inundated

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