Kilo Lingo

/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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This word is part of lesson 39.