Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CAT'A-CLYSM
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CAT'A-CLYSM, n. [Gr. κατακλυσμος, a deluge, from κατακλυζω, to inundate.]
A deluge, or overflowing of water; particularly, the flood in Noah's days. [Little used.] – Hall.
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