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influx

[ in-fluhks ]

noun

  1. act of flowing in.
  2. an inflow ( outflux ):

    an influx of tourists.

    Synonyms: entry, incursion

  3. the place at which one stream flows into another or into the sea.
  4. the mouth of a stream.


influx

/ ˈɪnˌflʌks /

noun

  1. the arrival or entry of many people or things
  2. the act of flowing in; inflow
  3. the mouth of a stream or river


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Word History and Origins

Origin of influx1

1620–30; < New Latin or Medieval Latin influxus, verbal noun of Latin influere to flow in. See in- 2, flux

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Word History and Origins

Origin of influx1

C17: from Late Latin influxus, from influere; see influence

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Example Sentences

By the early 1960s, Las Vegas enjoyed an influx of casino employees with experience in Havana.

The influx of talent behind the tables and in the showrooms was undeniable.

He still held out hope in Georgia because changing demographics, particularly the influx of Latinos.

Besides, if DACA were to blame for the influx, it would have happened two years earlier when the policy was enacted.

The fragile peace in Ukraine is being threatened by an influx of gear and armed men.

I should never have known the place, it has changed so since the close of the war and the influx of visitors from the North.

They were now to be entirely relieved of the annoyance and disorganisation caused by the nightly influx of casual inmates.

But a new influx of the crowd distracted the attention of La Hurire, and separated the king and his companions from the hotel.

The influx of Hebrews, toward whom the members of this club had a deep race prejudice, drove them out of this neighborhood.

The sudden influx of grain into the market thus produced, caused a great decline in prices.

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