INCURSION


Meaning of INCURSION in English

/ ɪnˈkɜːʃn; NAmE ɪnˈkɜːrʒn/ noun incursion (into sth) ( formal )

1.

a sudden attack on a place by foreign armies, etc.

2.

the sudden appearance of sth in a particular area of activity that is either not expected or not wanted

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (formerly also as encursion ): from Latin incursio(n-) , from the verb incurrere , from in- towards + currere run.

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