— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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adjective

Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

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influx

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈɪnˌflʌks/Used In Literature ↓

A flow inward or into something; a coming in.

In a Sentence

“I'll buy a new computer when I get an influx of cash.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

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Synonyms

importation infusion introduction intromission instreaming inflow

Antonyms

efflux effluence outflow

Related Words

flow flux outflow efflux current overflow surge

Poetry examples for “influx”

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Thruster holding me tight and that I hold tight!byWalt Whitman

Partaker of influx and efflux I, extoller of hate and conciliation,
Extoller of amies and those that sleep in each others’ arms.

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Composed 1804.--Published 1842byWilliam Wordsworth

which the waters exhibit near their fountain heads; but, alas! how soon
does that purity depart before the influx of tributary waters that have
flowed through cultivated plains and the crowded abodes of men.--I. F.]

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