| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  f t |
| NOUN: | 1a. The supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events. b. The inevitable events predestined by this force. 2. A final result or consequence; an outcome. 3. Unfavorable destiny; doom. 4. Fates Greek & Roman Mythology The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who control human destiny. Used with the. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French fat, from Latin ftum, prophecy, doom, from neuter past participle of fr , to speak. See bh-2 in Appendix I.
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