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Word: Fortunate
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin fortunatus, from fortuna (see fortune)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɔːtʃənət
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɔːtjʊnət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
favoured by or involving good luck; lucky
Short Definition:favoured by or involving good luck
Examples:- she'd been fortunate to escape serious injury
- it was fortunate that the weather was good
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