Deluge Meaning. May 22 2015 Its meaning is translated by Brewer in the forms When I am dead the deluge may come for aught I care and Ruin if you like when we are dead and gone. Middle English from Old French from Latin dīluvium flood equivalent to dīluv- base of dīluere to wash away dissolve dī- di 2 -luere.
Entry 1 of 2 1 a. Learners definition of DELUGE. A deluge of thanks and appreciation for the returning troops.
Alluvion bath cataclysm cataract flood flood tide.
A very large amount of rain or water. A lot of something. Plains fertilized by annual inundations. When you give someone massive amounts of paperwork to complete this is an example of deluge.
