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   Ca·lam·i·ty

   /kəˈlamədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster: "the journey had led to calamity and ruin"

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

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • Y

     4

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