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calamities

calamities is the plural of calamity.

Meaning of calamity

Noun

calamity (plural calamities)

  1. An event resulting in great loss.
    • Romeo come forth / Come forth thou fearfull man, / Affliction is enamor’d of thy parts: / And thou art wedded to calamitie.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. The distress that results from some disaster.
    • They were behind twice, first in the 11th minute when James Morrison scored a goal that was a personal calamity for Hart, and then four minutes into the second half when Kenny Miller eluded Gary Cahill to score with a splendid left-foot drive.2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, “Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland”, in The Guardian

Questions about calamities

What is calamities the plural of?
Calamities is the plural of calamity.

Words near calamities in the dictionary

  1. calamitaceous
  2. calamite
  3. Calamitean
  4. calamites
  5. calamitic
  6. calamities
  7. calamitist
  8. calamitists
  9. calamitoid
  10. calamitous
  11. calamitously

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