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Definition of: catastrophism

(kə·tastrə·fiz′əm) noun Geol.
The theory or doctrine which attributes the principal stratigraphic and paleontological changes of the earth to sudden and violent physical upheavals.
—ca·tas′tro·phist
noun

Most often used phrases:

chronology catastrophism
catastrophism review
coherent catastrophism
catastrophism workshop
catastrophism including
cosmic catastrophism
new catastrophism

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Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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