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somma

noun /ˈsɒm.ə/

  1. A volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone.

    Eventually, a renewed edifice may grow large enough even to bury its somma, or sommas, completely, leaving no clue in its shape to a history of former catastrophe(s).

Where it comes from

Named after Mount Somma, a stratovolcano in southern Italy with a summit caldera in which the upper cone of Mount Vesuvius has grown.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry somma (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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