"megaseism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megaseisms [plural]
Etymology: mega- + seism Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|seism}} mega- + seism Head templates: {{en-noun}} megaseism (plural megaseisms)
  1. (seismology) A large or severe earthquake. Categories (topical): Geology, Seismology Translations (a large or severe earthquake): mégaséisme [masculine] (French), megassismo (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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