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Noun fortune has 4 senses
- luck, fortune, chance, hazard - 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"
--1 is a kind of phenomenon
--1 has particulars:
- fortune - a large amount of wealth or prosperity
--2 is a kind of treasure, hoarded wealth
- luck, fortune - 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"
--3 is a kind of phenomenon
--3 has particulars: good luck, fluke, good fortune
- fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion - 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"
--4 is a kind of condition
--4 has particulars:
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