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| dan·ger [ dáynjər ] (plural dan·gers) |
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1. exposure to harm: exposure or vulnerability to harm, injury, or loss
 Their lives were in danger.
His reckless behavior had put them all in danger.
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2. somebody or something that causes harm: somebody or something that may cause harm, injury, or loss
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often used in the plural
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the dangers of smoking
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| [13th century. Via Anglo-Norman daunger< assumed Vulgar Latin domniarium "power to do harm" < Latin dominium "sovereignty" < dominus "lord"] |
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