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Word: Calamity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘disaster and distress’): from Old French calamite, from Latin calamitas
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈlamɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster
Short Definition:event causing great and often sudden damage or distress
Examples:- emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a calamity
- the journey had led to calamity and ruin
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