The definition of an influx is an inflow or the arrival of large amounts of people or things.
(noun)When twenty people arrive at your house all at the same time, this is an example of an influx.
See influx in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: Fr < LL influxus < pp. of L influere: see influence
See influx in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Late Latin īnflūxus
Origin: , from Latin
Origin: , past participle of īnfluere, to flow in; see influence
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