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| − | * '''Def: Cataclysm''' 1. any violent upheaval, esp. 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; 4. a violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change; '''Origin:''' 1633, from Fr. cataclysme, from L. cataclysmos, from Gk. kataklysmos, from kata "down" + klyzein "to wash."; '''Synonyms:''' calamity, cataract, catastrophe, collapse, convulsion, debacle, deluge, disaster, disturbance, flood, flooding, inundation, misadventure, overflow, torrent, tragedy, upheaval, woe. | + | * '''Def: Cataclysm''' 1. any violent upheaval, esp. 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; 4. a violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change; <br><br> |
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| + | * '''Origin:''' 1633, from Fr. cataclysme, from L. cataclysmos, from Gk. kataklysmos, from kata "down" + klyzein "to wash."; <br><br> | ||
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| + | * '''Synonyms:''' calamity, cataract, catastrophe, collapse, convulsion, debacle, deluge, disaster, disturbance, flood, flooding, inundation, misadventure, overflow, torrent, tragedy, upheaval, woe. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 20 February 2007
Definition
- Def: Cataclysm 1. any violent upheaval, esp. 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; 4. a violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change;
- Origin: 1633, from Fr. cataclysme, from L. cataclysmos, from Gk. kataklysmos, from kata "down" + klyzein "to wash.";
- Synonyms: calamity, cataract, catastrophe, collapse, convulsion, debacle, deluge, disaster, disturbance, flood, flooding, inundation, misadventure, overflow, torrent, tragedy, upheaval, woe.
Source: Dictionary.com Unabridged
