- earthquake earth·quake n
- ['ɜːθˌkweɪk]
terremoto
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earthquake earth·quake n
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mi|cro|earth|quake — «MY kroh URTH kwayk», noun. a small earthquake, of magnitude of less than 2.5 on the Richter scale: »Before a volcano erupts it generates microearthquakes, which we are able to detect on our seismographs (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
earthquake — (n.) late 13c., eorthequakynge, from EARTH (Cf. earth) + QUAKE (Cf. quake) (n.). In this sense O.E. had eorðdyn, eorðhrernes, eorðbeofung, eorðstyren … Etymology dictionary
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