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cataclasm.

A breaking apart; disruption.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A breaking apart; disruption.

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Where this word comes from

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

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