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Word: Deluge
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French, variant of diluve, from Latin diluvium, from diluere ‘wash away’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛljuː(d)ʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a severe flood
Short Definition:flood
Examples:- this may be the worst deluge in living memory
Word: Deluge
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛljuː(d)ʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
overwhelm with a flood
Short Definition:flood
Examples:- caravans were deluged by the heavy rains
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