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a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
  • the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities

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The first known use of fatality was in the 15th century

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“Fatality.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 7 December 2019.

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