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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inundation \In`un*da"tion\, n. [L. inundatio: cf F. inondation.] 1. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds. With inundation wide the deluge reigns, Drowns the deep valleys, and o'erspreads the plains. --Wilkie. 2. An overspreading of any kind overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as an inundation of tourists. To stop the inundation of her tears. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inundation n : the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land [syn: {flood}, {deluge}]
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