Meaning calamity
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calamity


early 15c., from Middle French calamite (14c.), from Latin calamitatem (nominative calamitas) "damage, loss, failure; disaster, misfortune, adversity," origin obscure. Early etymologists ass [..]
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calamity


something awful that happens, like an earthquake or an aeroplane crash in which many people are killed or hurt
Source: eenglish.in

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calamity


Disaster.
Source: learnnc.org

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calamity


(n) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Source: beedictionary.com

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calamity


calamitas, lues
Source: latin-dictionary.org

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calamity


An event resulting in great loss. The distress that results from some disaster. * '''2013''', Daniel Taylor, ''Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland'' (in ''The Guardian [..]
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