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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDELUGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a very large amount of rain or water: This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily. a deluge of something. a lot of something: The newspaper received a deluge of complaints / letters / phone calls about the article. See more. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Precipitation: rain. bucket down. cloud seeder. cloud seeding.

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   The meaning of DELUGE is an overflowing of the land by water. How to use deluge in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDELUGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

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

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   A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › delugeDeluge - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdeluge noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   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. An unseasonable deluge had washed away a section of river bank.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › delugedeluge | meaning of deluge in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   deluge meaning, definition, what is deluge: a large amount of something such as lett...: Learn more.