English

Etymology
French cataclysme, from Latinized Greek cataclysmos, from Ancient Greek κα�ακλ��μ�� (kataklysmos) "deluge, flood", from κα�ακλ�ζ� (kataklyzo) "to dash over, flood, deluge, inundate ", from κα�ά (kata) "downwards, towards" + κλ�ζ� (klyzo) "to wash off, to wash away, to dash over".

Noun
en-noun

1. A sudden, violent event.
2. A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
3. A great flood.

Derived terms
cataclysmic

Translations
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trans-top|A sudden, violent event
Finnish: mullistus
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trans-top|A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust
Finnish: kataklysmi, luonnonmullistus
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trans-top|A great flood
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Category:Geology
Category:Greek derivations

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