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1
what is going to happen to someone in the time ahead
- the telephone psychic proceeded to tell me my fortune—at great length
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2
a very large amount of money
- the billionaire's huge mansion must have cost a fortune
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3
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
- it was his fortune that he should wander in the wilderness before becoming king
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- accident,
- casualty
- [archaic],
- chance,
- hap,
- happenchance,
- happenstance,
- hazard,
- luck
4
success that is partly the result of chance
- in a streak of good fortune, she won the lottery twice that year
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5
the total of one's money and property
- the family fortune is mostly in rare paintings and real estate
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