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Noun
S:
(n)
fortune (fortune%1:26:00::)
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destiny (destiny%1:26:00::)
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fate (fate%1:26:00::)
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luck (luck%1:26:00::)
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lot (lot%1:26:00::)
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circumstances (circumstances%1:26:02::)
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portion (portion%1:26:00::)
(your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you))
"whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
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(n)
luck (luck%1:19:00::)
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fortune (fortune%1:19:00::)
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chance (chance%1:19:00::)
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hazard (hazard%1:19:00::)
(an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another)
"bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
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luck (luck%1:19:01::)
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fortune (fortune%1:19:01::)
(an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome)
"it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"