Cataclysm Definition
kătə-klĭzəm
cataclysms
noun
cataclysms
Any great upheaval, as an earthquake or a war, that causes sudden and violent changes, great destruction, etc.
Webster's New World
A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust.
American Heritage
A great flood; deluge.
Webster's New World
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cataclysmsOrigin of Cataclysm
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French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmos, from Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (kataklysmos, “deluge, flood”), from κατακλύζω (kataklyzo, “to dash over, flood, deluge, inundate”), from κατά (kata, “downwards, towards”) + κλύζω (klyzo, “to wash off, to wash away, to dash over”).
From Wiktionary
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French cataclysme from Latin cataclysmos deluge from Greek kataklusmos from katakluzein to inundate kata- intensive pref. cata– kluzein to wash away
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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