| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | for·tu·nate |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fôr ch -n t |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Bringing something good and unforeseen; auspicious. 2. Having unexpected good fortune; lucky. See synonyms at happy. | | NOUN: | One who has good fortune, especially a wealthy person. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin fort n tus, from fortna, chance. See fortune. | | OTHER FORMS: | fortu·nate·ly —ADVERB
fortu·nate·ness —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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