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cataclysm

IPA pronunciation: /ˈkæt.ə.klɪ.zəm/

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Russian meaning

Катаклизм

English definition

A large-scale and violent event in the natural world or in social order.

Example

The meteorite impact triggered an environmental cataclysm that ended the Mesozoic.

Collocations

geological cataclysm
social cataclysm
global cataclysm

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