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(fā tal′ə tē, fə-)

noun pl. fatalities

fate or necessity; subjection to fate
something caused by fate
a strong likelihood of ending in disaster
a fatal quality; deadly effect; deadliness: the fatality of any specified disease
a death caused by a disaster, as in an accident, war, etc.

Origin: Fr fatalité < LL fatalitas < L fatalis, fatal

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noun pl. fa·tal·i·ties

a. A death resulting from an accident or a disaster: highway fatalities.
b. One that is killed as a result of such an occurrence: The driver was one of the fatalities.
The ability to cause death or disaster.
The quality of being determined by fate.
A decree made by fate; destiny.
The quality of being doomed to disaster.

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