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cataclysm Definition


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cataclysm
noun
    1. An event, especially a political or social one, causing tremendous change or upheaval.
      Thesaurus: catastrophe, disaster, calamity.
    2. A terrible flood or other disaster.
Derivative: cataclysmic
adj
    Etymology: 17c: from Greek kataklysmos flood, from kata down + klyzein to wash.



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