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Word: Apocalyptic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century (as a noun denoting the writer of the Apocalypse, St John): from Greek apokaluptikos, from apokaluptein ‘uncover’ (see apocalypse)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
describing or prophesying the complete destruction of the world
Short Definition:describing or prophesying complete destruction of world
Examples:- the apocalyptic visions of ecologists
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