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tsunami
tsunami [ ts nmi ] (plural tsunamis)


noun 
Definition:
 
large ocean wave: a large destructive ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or another movement of the Earth's surface
[Late 19th century. < Japanese, 'harbour wave']

tsunamic adjective
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