Irruption

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1. Noun

A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea.

2. Noun

A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy.

3. Noun

a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population
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