cataclysm

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English word cataclysm comes from Ancient Greek κατά, Ancient Greek κλύζω, and later French cataclysme (Cataclysm.)

κατά (Ancient Greek)

κλύζω (Ancient Greek)

κατακλύζω (Ancient Greek)

κατακλυσμός (Ancient Greek)

Deluge, flood, inundation. Shower, douche (medical washing).

cataclysme (French)

Cataclysm.

cataclysm (English)

(geology) A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.. A great flood.. A sudden, violent event.

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