calamity

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Etymology [edit]

Latin clāmāre (to shout, proclaim, declare, cry out); Latin calamitās (loss, damage; disaster).

Pronunciation [edit]

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Noun [edit]

calamity (plural calamities)

  1. An event resulting in great loss.
  2. The distress that results from some disaster.

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