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n. - The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; An overwhelming number or amount.

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Usage examples (33)
  • There was an inundation of requests for more information after the broadcast.
  • Both would be vulnerable to inundation from a rise in sea level.
  • The inundation bordered the road, and just beyond the inundation were the German trenches.
  • It is cattle and sheep country, and after 10 years of drought the inundation is a blessing for some.
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