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irruption

[ ih-ruhp-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a breaking or bursting in; a violent incursion or invasion.
Ecology. a sudden increase in an animal population.

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Word History and Origins

1570–80; < Latin irruptiōn- (stem of irruptiō ), equivalent to irrupt ( us ), past participle of irrumpere to burst into ( ir- ¹, rupture ) + -iōn- -ion

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