Hemoclysm Definition

noun

A violent and bloody conflict, a bloodbath; specifically (chiefly with capital initial), the period of the mid-twentieth century encompassing both world wars. [from 20th c.]

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Noun

Singular:
hemoclysm
Plural:
hemoclysms

Origin of Hemoclysm

  • Coined by Matthew White (see citation 1998, below), from hemo- + Ancient Greek κλυσμός (klusmos, “wash; flood”).

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