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Added 9 October 2026

calamity

/kəˈlæmɪti/ noun

In Latin: calamitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about calamity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

From Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitās (“loss, damage; disaster”).

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