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   Del·uge

   /ˈdelˌyo͞oj/

   

   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. inundate with a great quantity of something: "he has been deluged with offers of work" Similar inundateoverwhelmoverloadoverrunfloodswampsnow underengulfshowerbombard
   • ▪ flood: "the country was deluged with rain" Similar floodinundateengulfsubmergeswampdrown

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

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   deluge: [noun] an overflowing of the land by water. a drenching rain.

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   What is deluge noun?

   • a large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time The firm was at a loss to explain the sudden deluge of publicity. Definition of deluge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is the meaning of Deluge in the Bible?

   • A washing away; an overflowing of the land by water; an inundation; a flood; specifically, The Deluge, the great flood in the days of Noah ( Gen. vii. ). 2. Fig .: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction.

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   What does deluge mean in Polish?

   • Prince of Wallachia The term Deluge (Polish language: Роtор , Lithuanian language: Tvanas , Cyrillic: Потоп) denotes a series of mid-17th century campaigns in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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   Is a deluge a bad thing?

   • Because of its Latin roots, however, in particular it means an overwhelming amount of water. It comes from diluvian, which means flood. The verb deluge similarly means to overwhelm or inundate with something, particularly water. The hurricane deluged the island with rain. A deluge isn't always a bad thing, however.

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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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   Feeling overwhelmed, like you're underwater? You might be experiencing a deluge — like when you've been given a deluge of homework over vacation: a dozen term papers, two dozen books to read, and a mile-high stack of math problems.

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   6 meanings: 1. a great flood of water 2. torrential rain; downpour 3. an overwhelming rush or number 4. to flood, as with.... Click for more definitions.

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   a deluge of calls/complaints/letters The firm was at a loss to explain the sudden deluge of publicity. Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, variant of diluve , from Latin diluvium , from diluere ‘wash away’.