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cataclasm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cat-a-clasm
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A breaking apart; disruption.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κατάκλασμα

Inflected Forms

cataclasms (plural)

Questions

What does cataclasm mean?
A breaking apart; disruption.
Where does cataclasm come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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