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casualty

noun
/ˈkaʒʊ.əlti/UK/ˈkæʒu.əlti/US

Etymology

From casual, from Middle French casuel, from Medieval Latin casualitas and Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”) (English case), from cadere (“to fall”). Originally meaning “a chance event” (compare casual, as in “casual encounter”), it developed a negative meaning as “an unfortunate event”, especially the loss of a person.

  1. derived from cāsus
  2. derived from cāsuālis
  3. derived from casualitas
  4. derived from casuel

Definitions

  1. Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event

    Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.

  2. A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an…

    A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.

  3. Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or…

    Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably…

      A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

    2. Clipping of casualty department

      Clipping of casualty department: the accident and emergency department of a hospital providing immediate treatment.

    3. An incidental charge or payment.

    4. Someone or something adversely affected by a decision, event or situation.

      • Among recent casualties is the S.B.B.'s branch from Nyon to Divonne-les-Bains, just across the French frontier, closed to all traffic at the commencement of the winter service.

    5. Chance nature

      Chance nature; randomness.

      • The non-necessary [causes] follow; of which, saith Fuchsius, no art can be made, by reason of their uncertainty, casualty, and multitude […]

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Derived

CASEVAC, casualty department, casualty event, casualty insurance, casualty notification, casualty of superiority, casualty ward, simulated casualty

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for casualty. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA