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calamity
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calamity
(noun)
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calamity
/kə
ˈ
læməti/
noun
plural
calamities
calamity
/kə
ˈ
læməti/
noun
plural
calamities
Learner's definition of CALAMITY
formal
:
an event that causes great harm and suffering
:
disaster
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count
]
floods, earthquakes, and other
calamities
an economic
calamity
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He predicted
calamity
for the economy.
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