supercatastrophic
əˈstrɒf adjective
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catastrophe (kəˈtæstrəfɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a sudden, extensive, or notable disaster or misfortune |
| 2. | the denouement of a play, esp a classical tragedy |
| 3. | a final decisive event, usually causing a disastrous end |
| 4. | Also called: cataclysm any sudden and violent change in the earth's surface caused by flooding, earthquake, or some other rapid process |
| [C16: from Greek katastrophē, from katastrephein to overturn, from strephein to turn] | |
| catastrophic | |
| —adj | |
| cata'strophically | |
| —adv | |
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Supercatastrophic
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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