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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cataclysmus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (kataklusmós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ta.klism/, /ka.ta.klizm/
Noun
cataclysme m (plural cataclysmes)
- cataclysm
Derived terms
Further reading
Latin
Noun
cataclysme
- vocative singular of cataclysmus