fa·tal·i·ty
n, pl -ties 1 : the quality or state of causing death or destruction : DEADLINESS <the degree of of a disease> 2 a : death resulting from a disaster <a car crash causing several fatalities> b : one who suffers such a death <one of the fatalities was a small child> .
Similar sounding terms: vi·tal·i·ty
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