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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Upheaval

/əp-hēv'-əl/ · Up·heav·al · IPA /ʌpˈhi.vəl/
01 n. The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.
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    The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.