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Word: Cataclysm
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (originally denoting the biblical Flood described in Genesis): from French cataclysme, via Latin from Greek kataklusmos ‘deluge’, from kata- ‘down’ + kluzein ‘to wash’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkatəklɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large-scale and violent event in the natural world
Short Definition:large-scale and violent event in natural world
Examples:- the cataclysm at the end of the Cretaceous Period
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