wikipedia|destiny (disambiguation)
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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-destiny.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From OF. destinée.

Noun
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1. That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom.
2. The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.

Synonyms
fate

Related terms
date with destiny

Translations

CJKV Characters: �
Chinese: ��, �� (mìngyùn)
Dutch: lot#Dutch|lot n
Finnish: kohtalo
French: destinée m, destin m
German: Schicksal n
Greek: �ε���μένο n
Icelandic: örlög n|p, hlutskipti n
Interlingua: destino
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Italian: destino m, fato m, fortuna f
Japanese: �� (unmei)
Korean: �� (unmyeong)
Kurdish: KUchar|�ار�����س
Old English: wyrd
Portuguese: destino m
Spanish: destino m, azar m
Telugu: విధి (vidhi)

Anagrams
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References
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• 2007-12-17 19:23 - WikiPedant - added "Related terms" section; reordered sections a bit to conform to [[WT:ELE]]

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