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seismism

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seis⋅mism

  [sahyz-miz-uhm, sahys-]
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–noun
the natural activity or group of phenomena associated with earthquakes.
Origin:
1900–05; seism + -ism
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seis·mism   (sīz'mĭz'əm)   
n.  The phenomena involved in earthquakes.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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