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Fatal

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˈfeɪ.təl

Definitions

  1. The dooms.
  2. A fatality; an event that leads to death.
  3. By extension, that can not avert.
  4. A fatal error; a failure that causes a program to terminate.
  5. By extension, that causes misfortune or unhappiness.

Equivalents

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Examples

“For this same period there have⟳ been four fatals and 44 nonfatals in gassy mines.”
“The best accident rate in general aviation is in corporate/executive flying at 0.17 per 100000 hours for fatals and .50 for total accidents.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fatal attraction fatal familial insomnia fatal system error Fatalism Fatalist Fatalistic

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