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cataclysm

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cataclysm
1. a disastrous flood; deluge
2. Geology another name for catastrophe
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With some men it needs a cataclysm, as a stone may be broken to fragments by the fury of a torrent; but with some it comes gradually, as a stone may be worn away by the ceaseless fall of a drop of water.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
The hour of the intended cataclysm was approaching apace.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
It appeared from Fyne's narrative that the day before the first rumble of the cataclysm the questionable young man arrived unexpectedly in Brighton to stay with his "Aunt.
Chance by Conrad, Joseph View in context
 
 
 
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