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in⋅flux

  [in-fluhks]
–noun
1. act of flowing in.
2. an inflow (opposed to outflux ): an influx of tourists.
3. the place at which one stream flows into another or into the sea.
4. the mouth of a stream.
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Origin:
1620–30; < NL or ML influxus, v. noun of L influere to flow in. See in- 2 , flux

Synonyms:
2. incursion, inpouring, entry.
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in·flux   (ĭn'flŭks')   
n.  

  1. A flowing in: an influx of foreign capital.

  2. A mass arrival or incoming: an influx of visitors to the city; large influxes of refugees.


[Late Latin īnflūxus, from Latin, past participle of īnfluere, to flow in; see influence.]
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Word Origin & History

influx 
1626, from L.L. influxus "a flowing in," from influere "to flow in" (see influence). Originally of rivers, air, light, spiritual light, etc.; used of people from 1652.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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