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 Dis.Disas’trous Peace (La Paix Malheureuse). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Disas’ter
 
is being under an evil star (Greek, dus-aster, evil star). An astrological word.   1
        “The stars in their courses fought against Sisera.”—Judges v. 20.
 


 Dis.Disas’trous Peace (La Paix Malheureuse). 

 
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