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cataclysm

[ kat-uh-kliz-uhm ]

noun

  1. any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature.
  2. Physical Geography. a sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth's surface.
  3. an extensive flood; deluge.


cataclysm

/ ˈ°ìæ³Ùəˌ°ì±ôɪ³úÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. a violent upheaval, esp of a political, military, or social nature
  2. a disastrous flood; deluge
  3. geology another name for catastrophe
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ³¦²¹³Ù²¹Ëˆ³¦±ô²â²õ³¾¾±³¦, adjective
  • ËŒ³¦²¹³Ù²¹Ëˆ³¦±ô²â²õ³¾¾±³¦ally, adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cataclysm1

1625–35; < Late Latin cataclysmos (Vulgate) < Greek °ì²¹³Ù²¹°ì±ô²â²õ³¾Ã³²õ flood (akin to °ì²¹³Ù²¹°ì±ôý³ú±ð¾±²Ô to flood), equivalent to kata- cata- + °ì±ô²â²õ³¾Ã³²õ a washing
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cataclysm1

C17: via French from Latin, from Greek kataklusmos deluge, from katakluzein to flood, from kluzein to wash
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We, on the other hand, will be long gone by then, shriveled by some far more minor cataclysm like the fragile little primates we are.

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