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Inundation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Inundation has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

"plains fertilized by annual inundations"

2

an overwhelming number or amount

"a flood of requests"

"a torrent of abuse"

3

The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.

Proper Noun
1

One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt.

Example Sentences
"plains fertilized by annual inundations" noun
"a flood of requests" noun
"a torrent of abuse" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
geological phenomenon batch
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
debacle flash flood Noah's flood
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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