catastrophe

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From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophē), from καταστρέφω (katastrephō, I overturn), from κατά (kata, down, against) + στρέφω (strephō, I turn)

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  • (US) IPA: /kəˈtæs.trə.fi/
  • (file)

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catastrophe (plural catastrophes)

  1. Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
  2. (insurance) A disaster beyond expectations
  3. (narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot in a tragedy.
  4. (mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.

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From Ancient Greek, see above

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  • IPA: /ka.tas.tʁɔf/
  • (file)

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catastrophe f. (plural catastrophes)

  1. catastrophe

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