# inundation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #55,519

## Definitions
1. The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
2. The state of being inundated; flooding.
3. An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx.

## Etymology
From Old French inundacion (“flood”) (French inondation), from Latin inundatio (“flood”), form of inundō (“I flood, overflow”) (English inundate). By surface analysis, inundat(e) + -ion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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