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noun
1.
strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war.
2.
an act of upheaving, especially of a part of the earth's crust.
3.
the state of being upheaved.
4.
Geology. an upward warping of a part of the earth's crust, forcing certain areas into a relatively higher position than before.
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Upheaval
is always a great word to know.
So is soil. Does it mean:
| thin, distinctive stratum useful for stratigraphic correlation |
| portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus |
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| upheaval (ʌpˈhiːvəl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a strong, sudden, or violent disturbance, as in politics, social conditions, etc |
| 2. | geology another word for uplift |
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