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fortune

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Destiny, especially favorable.
  2. A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
  3. A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
  4. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
  5. Good luck.
  6. One's wealth; the amount of money one has; especially, if it is vast.
  7. To happen, take place.
  8. To provide with a fortune.
  9. To presage; to tell the fortune of.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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