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CATASTROPHISM

\kˈatɐstɹˌɒfɪzəm], \kˈatɐstɹˌɒfɪzəm], \k_ˈa_t_ɐ_s_t_ɹ_ˌɒ_f_ɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of CATASTROPHISM

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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The theory which accounts for geologic changes by the hypothesis of the action of violent convulsive forces.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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