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| ir·rup·tion [ i rúpshən ] (plural ir·rup·tions) |
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1. sudden appearance: a sudden, often violent appearance of something
 the irruption of violence in everyday life
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2. rapid increase: a very rapid and pervasive increase in the numbers of something, e.g. predators
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 irruption of High Plains coyotes and other mammal predators
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