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Webster 1913 Edition

Irruption

Ir-rup′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
irruptio
: cf. F.
irruption
. See
Irrupted
.]
1.
A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place;
as,
irruptions
of the sea
.
Lest evil tidings, with too rude
irruption

Hitting thy aged ear, should pierce too deep.
Milton.
Syn. – Invasion; incursion; inroad. See
Invasion
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Irruption

IRRUP'TION

,
Noun.
[L. irruption; in and rumpo, to break or burst.]
1.
A bursting in; a breaking or sudden violent rushing into a place. Holland has been often inundated by irruptions of the sea.
2.
A sudden invasion or incursion; a sudden, violent inroad, or entrance of invaders into a place or country; as the irruption of the northern nations into France and Italy.

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