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fortune

7 entries found.

Main Entry:
1for·tune 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈfr-chən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fortuna; akin to Latin fort-, fors chance, luck, and perhaps to ferre to carry — more at bear
Date:
14th century
1often capitalized : a hypothetical force or personified power that unpredictably determines events and issues favorably or unfavorably2obsolete : accident, incident3 a: prosperity attained partly through luck : success b: luck 1 cplural : the turns and courses of luck accompanying one's progress (as through life) <her fortunes varied but she never gave up>4: destiny, fate <can tell your fortune> ; also : a prediction of fortune5 a: riches, wealth <a man of fortune> b: a store of material possessions <the family fortune> c: a very large sum of money <spent a fortune redecorating>


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