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Word: Fortune
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɔːtʃuːn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs
Short Definition:chance as arbitrary force
Examples:- some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate
Definition:
a large amount of money or assets
Short Definition:large amount of money
Examples:- he inherited a substantial fortune
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