cataclisma

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cataclisma m sing (pl.: cataclismi)

  1. grave catastrofe naturale
  2. (senso figurato) sconvolgimento politico o sociale
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IPA: /kataˈklizma/

dal latino cataclysmos, cataclysmus, e dal greco κατακλυσμός cioè "inondazione"

catastrofe naturale