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   deluge

   /ˈdɛljuː(d)ʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a severe flood: "this may be the worst deluge in living memory" Similar floodflash floodtorrentspate
   • ▪ the biblical Flood (recorded in Genesis 6–8): "the world appeared to be emerging still from the waters of the Deluge"
   • ▪ a heavy fall of rain: "a deluge of rain hit the plains" Similar downpourtorrential raintorrent of rainthunderstormrainstormcloudburstOpposite drizzle
   • ▪ a great quantity of something arriving at the same time: "a deluge of complaints" Similar barragevolleyfloodtorrentavalanchestreamstormshowercascadespatewaverushoutpouringOpposite trickle

   verb

   • 1. overwhelm with a flood: "caravans were deluged by the heavy rains" Similar floodinundateengulfsubmergeswampdrown
   • ▪ inundate with a great quantity of something: "he has been deluged with offers of work" Similar inundateoverwhelmoverloadoverrunfloodswampsnow underengulfshowerbombard

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, variant of diluve, from Latin diluvium, from diluere ‘wash away’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › delugeDeluge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : an overflowing of the land by water. b. : a drenching rain. a deluge causing mudslides in the area. 2. : an overwhelming amount or number. received a deluge of angry phone calls.

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   DELUGE definition: 1. a very large amount of rain or water: 2. a lot of something: 3. to cover something with a lot…. Learn more.

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   Deluge definition: a great flood of water; inundation; flood. . See examples of DELUGE used in a sentence.

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   The noun deluge is an overwhelming amount of something in general, such as work, people, or questions. Because of its Latin roots, however, in particular it means an overwhelming amount of water. It comes from diluvian, which means flood.

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   noun. a great flood of water; inundation; flood. a drenching rain; downpour. anything that overwhelms like a flood: a deluge of mail. Synonyms: catastrophe, cataclysm. the Deluge. flood ( def 3 ). verb (used with object) , del·uged, del·ug·ing. to flood; inundate. to overrun; overwhelm: She was deluged with congratulatory letters. Deluge. 1.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › delugeDeluge - definition of deluge by The Free Dictionary

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   deluge - the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations". flood, inundation, alluvion. geological phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiondeluge noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   noun. /ˈdeljuːdʒ/. /ˈdeljuːdʒ/. [usually singular] a severe flood; a sudden very heavy fall of rain synonym flood. When the snow melts, the mountain stream becomes a deluge. The earlier deluge had given way to more normal rain.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDELUGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   deluge. A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time. If a place or person is deluged with things, a large number of them arrive or happen at the same time. A deluge is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiondeluge verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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    Definition of deluge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › delugeDELUGE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    DELUGE meaning: 1. a very large amount of something that suddenly arrives: 2. a sudden, large amount of rain, or a…. Learn more.