catastrophe
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[edit] English
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- catastrophë (now rare)
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophē) from καταστρέφω (katastrephō), “‘I overturn’”) from κατά (kata), “‘down, against’”) + στρέφω (strephō), “‘I turn’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (US) IPA: /kəˈtæs.trə.fi/
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[edit] Noun
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catastrophe (plural catastrophes)
- Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
- (insurance) A disaster beyond expectations
- (narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot in a tragedy.
- (mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
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any large and disasterous event of great significance
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disaster beyond expectations
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Ancient Greek tragedies: the solution of the plot
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mathematics: type of bifurcation
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