Upheaval
Pronunciation : Up*heav"al
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust. Lubbock.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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