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   calamity

   /kəˈlamɪti/

   noun

   • 1. an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster: "emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a calamity"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘disaster and distress’): from Old French calamite, from Latin calamitas.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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