25 October 2016
irruption
[ih-ruhp-shuh n]
noun
1. a breaking or bursting in; a violent incursion or invasion.
2. Ecology. a sudden increase in an animal population.
Origin of irruption
Latin
1570-1580; < Latin irruptiōn- (stem of irruptiō), equivalent to irrupt (us), past participle of irrumpere to burst into (see ir-1, rupture ) + -iōn- -ion
Can be confused
eruption, irruption.
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Examples from the Web for irruption
Historical Examples
The irruption of Bennie and Zephyr threatened disaster even to this forlorn hope.
Blue Goose
Frank Lewis Nason
To this irruption succeeded an interval of peace—the calm before the storm.
Leila, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The age of Theocritus and Bion has given place to—shall we say the age of the Cæsars, or the irruption of the barbarians?
Literary and General Lectures and Essays
Charles Kingsley
There was no irruption of the newly-weds to complicate matters.
Wanted: A Husband
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Once more she ascended the stairs and made an irruption into the boy’s chamber.
Helping Himself
Horatio Alger
Then followed the revolution with the irruption of Cromwell’s followers.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869
Various
Timid groups of persons were round about, waiting for the irruption of the gentlemen, until the pleasure should begin.
The Newcomes
William Makepeace Thackeray
We picture the vision, then, as an irruption of hypnosis into the visual sphere.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology
C. G. Jung
It began to look indeed as if there was an irruption of them into that section of the Louisiana Territory.
The Hunters of the Ozark
Edward S. Ellis
You may choose where the irruption shall occur; there must be a bursting-in at some point.
Omphalos
Philip Henry Gosse
Word Origin and History for irruption
noun
1570s, from Middle French irruption or directly from Latin irruptionem (nominative irruptio) “a breaking in, bursting in, invasion,” noun of action from past participle stem of irrumpere, from assimilated form of in- “into, in, on, upon” (see in- (2)) + rumpere (see rupture (n.)). Frequently confused with eruption.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
irruption in Medicine
irruption ir·rup·tion (ĭ-rŭp’shən)
n.
The act or process of breaking through to a surface.
The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Anagram
prior unit
rip to ruin
Today’s quote
There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.
– Sophia Loren
On this day
25 October 1854 – Charge of the Light Brigade. A famous cavalry charge led by Lord Cardigan of Britain, against the Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War. The Russians were victorious. The charge was immortalised in the poem of the same name by poet laureate, Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The poem can be read here: http://www.ram.org/contrib/the_charge_of_the_light_brigade.html
25 October 1917 – October Revolution. This is the traditional date (old style Julian calendar) for the October Revolution, which corresponds with 7 – 8 November 1917 (new style Gregorian calendar) for the October Revolution. Part of the Russian Revolution which commenced with the February Revolution (8-12 March 1917) and which overthrew the Russian Provisional Government and replaced it with the Soviet government.
25 October 1923 – the first jar of vegemite rolls off the production lines. It was developed by a chemist named Dr Cyril P. Calister, under direction of the Fred Walker Company (which later became Kraft). Australia’s iconic vegemite is a yeast extract spread, great for toast, crumpets, pikelets, gravy, stews, soups and anything else.
25 October 1941 – birth of Helen Reddy, legendary 1970’s Australian singer, with hit songs such as I Am Woman, and Delta Dawn.
25 October 1964 – Zambian Independence. Formally, Northern Rhodesia, the British government grants independence. The first president is Kenneth Kaunda of the United National Independence Party.
25 October 1993 – death of Vincent Price, American actor, starred in a number of horror films, including House of Wax, House of Usher and The Raven. He also acted in the 1960s television series Batman, in which he played the evil mastermind, Egghead; a master criminal with a fixation on eggs. Price provided a voice-over on Alice Cooper’s 1975 album Welcome to My Nightmare. In 1976, Price recorded a cover version of Bobby Pickett song, Monster Mash. Born 27 May 1911.