Noun
- 1. invasion, penetration, incursion
- usage: the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
- 2. invasion, encroachment, intrusion, entrance, entering
- usage: any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"
- 3. invasion, spread, spreading
- usage: (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"
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