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How to pronounce catastrophism
“catastrophism” pronunciation in New Zealand English
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“catastrophism” in real sentences
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We call this theory catastrophism.
CrashCourse
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catastrophism and that was that came through very strongly in the absurd statements that we heard
Parliament TV On Demand (NZ)
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was good I also think that it is an act of catastrophism to suggest that Donald
Jubilee
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So this is a type of neo catastrophism and it took about 20 years for the
TED-Ed
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