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fatality

/fəˈtælətɪ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The state proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control.
  2. Tendency to death, destruction or danger, as if by decree of fate.
  3. That which is decreed by fate or which is fatal; a fatal event.
  4. Death.
  5. An accident that causes death.
  6. A person killed.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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