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- Dictionaryinundation/ˌɪnʌnˈdeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. an overwhelming abundance of people or things: "an inundation of rugby fans" Similar
- 2. flooding: "the annual inundation of the Nile"
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1. : overwhelm. was inundated with phone calls. 2. : to cover with a flood : overflow. inundation. ˌi- (ˌ)nən-ˈdā-shən. noun. inundator. ˈi- (ˌ)nən-ˌdā-tər. noun. inundatory. i-ˈnən-də-ˌtȯr-ē. adjective. Did you know?
INUNDATION definition: 1. a flood, or the fact of being flooded with water: 2. a large number of people or things that…. Learn more.
noun. the condition of being flooded: Researchers are warning that accelerated sea level change threatens hundreds of thousands of coastal homes with inundation. a flood: Areas shaded in purple on the map may see an inundation of 3 to 12 feet. the condition or state of being overwhelmed:
An overabundance of something is an inundation. If you got an inundation of requests for your famous chocolate cupcakes, you better get baking!
inundation - the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
INUNDATION meaning: 1. a flood, or the fact of being flooded with water: 2. a large number of people or things that…. Learn more.
Inundation Definition. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
a very large number of things or people. an inundation of campaign posters. Check pronunciation: inundation. Definition of inundation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
INUNDATE definition: 1. to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it all: 2. to flood…. Learn more.
The earliest known use of the noun inundation is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for inundation is from around 1432–50, in Higden's Polychronicon . inundation is a borrowing from Latin.
