Influx

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  • noun. A flowing in.
  • noun. A mass arrival or incoming.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of flowing in; an inflow: as, an influx of light.
  • noun. Infusion; intromission.
  • noun. Influence; power.
  • noun. A flowing or coming in; continuous introgression: as, a great influx of goods into a country.
  • noun. The place or point at which one stream flows into another or into the sea: as, at the influx of the brook.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of flowing in.
  • noun. A coming in; infusion; intromission; introduction; importation in abundance; also, that which flows or comes in.
  • noun. Influence; power.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A flow inward or into something.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the process of flowing in
  • Word Usage
    "This influx is alarming in a country of just 6 million people, especially one that has experienced rising Islamist militancy in the last decade."
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    influence  
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    flow  
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    inpour  inpouring  inrush  
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