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noun
A powerful volcano, often having an explosive or cataclysmic eruption.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, volcanology
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Synonyms: hypervolcano
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Cretan Ancient Greek Ϝέλχανος (Wélkhanos)der.? Latin Vulcānusbor. Italian Vulcano Italian vulcanobor. English volcano English supervolcano From super- + volcano.
Across languages
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