"cataclysmic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cataclysmic.wav Forms: more cataclysmic [comparative], most cataclysmic [superlative]
Etymology: From cataclysm + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cataclysm|ic}} cataclysm + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} cataclysmic (comparative more cataclysmic, superlative most cataclysmic)
  1. Of or pertaining to a cataclysm; causing great destruction or upheaval; catastrophic. Derived forms: cataclysmically, cataclysmic variable star, postcataclysmic, precataclysmic, uncataclysmic Related terms: cataclysm Translations (of or pertaining to a cataclysm): cataclísmic (Catalan), cataclystisch (Dutch), kataklisma (Esperanto), კატაკლიზმური (ḳaṭaḳlizmuri) (Georgian), katastrophal (German), verheerend (German), dramatisch (German), κατακλυσμικός (kataklysmikós) (Greek), κατακλυσμιαίος (kataklysmiaíos) [masculine] (Greek), cataclismo (Italian), co-leaystagh (Manx), cataclismic [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), kataklysmisk (Swedish), trychinebus (Welsh)

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