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Nov 8, 2009
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cat•a•clysm



Pronunciation: (kat'u-kliz"um), [key]
n.
1. any violent upheaval, esp. one of a social or political nature.
2. Physical Geog.a sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth's surface.
3. an extensive flood; deluge.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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