Transcription
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- [kazh-oo-uh l-tee]
- /ˈkæʒ u əl ti/
- /ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kazh-oo-uh l-tee]
- /ˈkæʒ u əl ti/
Definitions of casualties word
- noun plural casualties Military. a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined. casualties, loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion. 1
- noun plural casualties one who is injured or killed in an accident: There were no casualties in the traffic accident. 1
- noun plural casualties any person, group, thing, etc., that is harmed or destroyed as a result of some act or event: Their house was a casualty of the fire. 1
- noun plural casualties a serious accident, especially one involving bodily injury or death. 1
- noun casualties Plural form of casualty. 1
- noun casualties plural of casualty. 0
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Origin of casualties
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; casual + -ty2; replacing late Middle English casuelte, equivalent to casuel (see casual) + -te -ty2
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Parts of speech for Casualties
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
casualties popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
casualties usage trend in Literature
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noun casualties
- toll — the act of tolling a bell.
Antonyms for casualties
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