/ˈdestəni/
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Translation
The things that will happen to someone in the future, which they cannot change.
Word origin
From Old French destinee, from Latin destinare, meaning to fix or to settle.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- destinee
- English cognates
- destination, destined
Grammar
Gender
Pluraldestinies
Examples
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"Destiny" is what a person feels they were born to do.
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Here "destiny" means what the future holds.
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"Destiny" can also mean the future of a whole group.
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