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								(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent 2.
								a sudden forceful flow
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								the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
 
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		| Variations of 'spate' |  
		| flow
					
		
					
		flowing
					
		
									
		large indefinite amount
									
		
									
		large indefinite quantity |  
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