deluge
deluge definition
del·uge (del′yo̵̅o̅j′)
noun
- a great flood
- a heavy rainfall
- an overwhelming, floodlike rush of anything a deluge of visitors
Etymology: ME < OFr < L diluvium < dis, off, from + luere, var. of lavare, to lave
deluge Idioms
the Deluge
Bible the great flood in Noah's time: Gen. 7
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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