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Definition of: irruption
(i·rup′shən) noun
1. A breaking or rushing in.
2. A violent incursion. See synonyms under INVASION. [<L irruptio, -onis <irruptus, pp. of irrumpere burst in <in- in + rumpere break]
—ir·rup′tive adjective
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