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Casualty
Pronunciation : Cas"u*al*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. casualit?, LL. casualitas.]
Definition : 1. That which comes without design or without being foreseen; contingency. Losses that befall them by mere casualty. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Any injury of the body from accident; hence, death, or other misfortune, occasioned by an accident; as, an unhappy casualty.
3. pl. (Mil. & Naval)
Defn: Numerical loss caused by death, wounds, discharge, or desertion. Casualty ward, A ward in a hospital devoted to the treatment of injuries received by accident.
Syn. -- Accident; contingency; fortuity; misfortune.
pl. Casualties.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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