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| fa·tal [ fáyt'l ] |
adjective |
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1. leading to death: causing or capable of causing death
  a fatal car crash
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2. ruinous: causing destruction, disaster, or ruin
a fatal mistake in calculations
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3. decisive: marking an important or decisive stage in a process or series of events
everything that's happened since that fatal day
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4. predestined: arranged or controlled by fate
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archaic
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noun (plural fa·tals) |
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U.S. instance of death: an instance of death, especially one caused by an auto, plane, train, or bus crash
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informal
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a fatal on the turnpike during rush hour
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin fatalis< fatum (see fate)] |
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| fa·tal·ly adverb |
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