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hamartia

(hä′mär tē′ə)

noun

tragic flaw

Origin: Gr < hamartanein, to err

See hamartia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Tragic flaw.

Origin:

Origin: Greek

Origin: , from hamartanein, to miss the mark, err

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