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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
fatality
 
SYLLABICATION:fa·tal·i·ty
PRONUNCIATION:  f-tl-t, f-
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. fa·tal·i·ties
1a. 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. 2. The ability to cause death or disaster. 3. The quality of being determined by fate. 4. A decree made by fate; destiny. 5. The quality of being doomed to disaster.
 
 
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