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cosy catastrophe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
cosy -catas-tro-phe
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A work of post-apocalyptic science fiction dealing with the adventures of a small group of people who survive the collapse of civilization relatively unscathed.

Etymology

Coined by Brian Aldiss in 1973, in reference to the works of John Wyndham.

Inflected Forms

cosy catastrophes (plural) cozy catastrophe (alternative)

Questions

What does cosy catastrophe mean?
A work of post-apocalyptic science fiction dealing with the adventures of a small group of people who survive the collapse of civilization relatively unscathed.
Where does cosy catastrophe come from?
Coined by Brian Aldiss in 1973, in reference to the works of John Wyndham.

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