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cataclasm

cataclasm noun: a breaking apart; disruption.

Noun

cataclasm (plural cataclasms)

  1. (rare) A breaking apart; disruption.

Forms of cataclasm

pluralcataclasms

Origin of cataclasm

From Ancient Greek κατάκλασμα (katáklasma), from κατακλᾶν (kataklân, “break down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + κλᾶν (klân, “to break”).

Questions about cataclasm

What does cataclasm mean?
Cataclasm means a breaking apart; disruption.
What part of speech is cataclasm?
Cataclasm is a noun.
What is the plural of cataclasm?
The plural of cataclasm is cataclasms.

Words near cataclasm in the dictionary

  1. catachthonian
  2. cataclases
  3. cataclasis
  4. cataclasite
  5. cataclasites
  6. cataclasm
  7. cataclasms
  8. cataclastic
  9. catacline
  10. cataclines
  11. cataclysm

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