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calamity

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  1. disaster              
 
ca.lam.i.ty \k*-'lam-*t-e-\ n [MF calamite`, fr. L calamitat-, calamitas; 
   akin to L cla]des destruction - more at HALT 1: a state of deep distress or 
   misery caused by major misfortune or loss  2: an extraordinarily grave 
   event marked by great loss and lasting distress  and affliction