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Feb 12, 2012
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up•heav•al



Pronunciation: (up-hē'vul), [key]
—n.
1. strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war.
2. an act of upheaving, esp. of a part of the earth's crust.
3. the state of being upheaved.
4. Geol.an upward warping of a part of the earth's crust, forcing certain areas into a relatively higher position than before.

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