cataclysme

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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)

  1. cataclysm

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Noun

cataclysme

  1. vocative singular of cataclysmus