cataclysm
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French cataclysme, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cataclysmus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (kataklusmós, “deluge, flood”), from κατακλύζω (kataklúzō, “to dash over, flood, deluge, inundate”), from κατά (katá, “downwards, towards”) + κλύζω (klúzō, “to wash off, to wash away, to dash over”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cataclysm (plural cataclysms)
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Translations
sudden, violent event
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sudden and violent change in the earth's crust
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