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- of biblical proportions
of biblical proportions
of biblical proportions
Of a huge or catastrophic size, magnitude, or severity. The typhoon laid waste to the coast of Japan, causing damage of biblical proportions. An evacuation of biblical proportions has been underway since the civil war began.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Marcelino | | mahr-the-LEE-no (Spanish), mahr-se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Roel | | ROOL | Dutch |
| Odile | | - | French |
| Audsley | | ['ɔ:dzli] | |
| Ermo | | - | Medieval Italian |
| Electra | | ə-LEKT-rə (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |