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VOLCANIC ERUPTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
Synonyms:
eruption; volcanic eruption
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("volcanic eruption" is a kind of...):
discharge (the sudden giving off of energy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "volcanic eruption"):
Plinian eruption (a volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles)
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