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Catastrophe
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Gr. Karavrpoyhi, from KaraUTpk5ECv, to overturn), a term of the ancient Greek drama for the change in the plot which leads up to the conclusion. The word is thus used of any sudden change, particularly of a violent or disastrous na ture, and in geology of a cataclysm or great convulsion of the earth's surface.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Catastrophe'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/catastrophe.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Catastrophe'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/catastrophe.html. 1910.
