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/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

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Translation

A very large amount of money. It can also mean the good or bad things that happen to you by chance.

Word origin

From Latin fortuna, chance or luck, from fors, chance.

Origin
Latin
Root
fortuna
English cognates
fortunate

Examples

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"A fortune" means a very large amount of money.

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"Make a fortune" means to become rich.

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Here it means the things that will happen to you later.

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This word is part of lesson 33.