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seismism
Main Entry:
earthquake
[
urth
-kweyk
]
Show IPA
/
ˈɜrθˌkweɪk
/
Show Spelled
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
tremor from inside the earth
Synonyms:
convulsion,
fault
, macroseism, microseism,
movement
, quake, quaker, seimicity, seism,
seismism
,
shake
,
shock
,
slip
, temblor, trembler, undulation,
upheaval
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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