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cataractOne entry found for cataract. Main Entry: cat·a·ractPronunciation: 'ka-t&-"rakt Function: noun Etymology: Latin cataracta waterfall, portcullis, from Greek kataraktEs, from katarassein to dash down, from kata- + arassein to strike, dash 1 [Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French catharacte, from Medieval Latin cataracta, from Latin, portcullis] : a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light 2 a obsolete : WATERSPOUT b : WATERFALL; especially : a large one over a precipice c : steep rapids in a river d : DOWNPOUR, FLOOD <cataracts of rain> <cataracts of information> - cat·a·rac·tous
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