cataclysm

  • 11cataclysm — [[t]kæ̱təklɪzəm[/t]] cataclysms N COUNT A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm. [FORMAL] …

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  • 12cataclysm — kataklizmas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Didelis Žemės paviršiaus pasikeitimas (pvz., Žemės drebėjimas). atitikmenys: angl. cataclysm vok. Kataklysme, f; Kataklysmentheorie, f rus. катаклизм, m; теория катастроф, f …

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  • 13Cataclysm (Transformers) — Cataclysm is the name of a fictional character exclusive to the BotCon Transformers line. Beast WarsTransformers character name =Cataclysm caption = japanname = affiliation =Predacon subgroup =Convention Exclusives Deluxe Beasts rank = function …

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  • 14Cataclysm (disambiguation) — Cataclysm may refer to:* Cataclysm, a catastrophe * , a fictional event in the Batman comics * Cataclysm (Dragonlance), a fictional event in the Dragonlance books * Great Cataclysm, a fictional event in Lego s Bionicle storyline * Cataclysm… …

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  • 15Cataclysm (Dragonlance) — In the Dragonlance books, the Cataclysm (Great Destruction) was a catastrophic event that occurred when the Kingpriest of Istar demanded to be given godlike powers in order to eliminate evil from the world.BackgroundDetailed in the novel Chosen… …

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  • 16cataclysm — noun Etymology: French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmos, from Greek kataklysmos, from kataklyzein to inundate, from kata + klyzein to wash more at clyster Date: 1599 1. flood, deluge 2. catastrophe 3a 3. a momentous and …

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  • 17cataclysm — /kat euh kliz euhm/, n. 1. any violent upheaval, esp. one of a social or political nature. 2. Physical Geog. a sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth s surface. 3. an extensive flood; deluge. [1625 35; < LL cataclysmos&#8230; …

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  • 18cataclysm — noun /ˈkætəˌklɪzm̩/ a) A sudden, violent event. b) A sudden and violent change in the earths crust. See Also: catastrophe …

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  • 19cataclysm — Synonyms and related words: accident, alluvion, alluvium, apoplexy, bloodless revolution, blow, bouleversement, breakdown, breaking up, breakup, calamity, casualty, cataract, catastrophe, cave, cave in, clean slate, clean sweep, climax, collapse …

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  • 20cataclysm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. upheaval, disaster. See violence, destruction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. upheaval, disturbance, disaster, calamity; see catastrophe , disaster , misfortune 2 . See Synonym Study at disaster . III (Roget …

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