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fatidic
[ fey-tid-ik, fuh- ]
/ feɪˈtɪd ɪk, fə- /
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Also fa·tid·i·cal [fey-tid-i-kuhl, fuh-] /feɪˈtɪd ɪ kəl, fə-/ .
Origin of fatidic
1665–75; <Latin fātidicus, equivalent to fāti- (combining form of fātumfate) + -dicus one who utters, derivative of dīcere to say
OTHER WORDS FROM fatidic
fa·tid·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby fatidic
Father Time, fathogram, fathom, Fathometer, fathomless, fatidic, fatigable, fatigue, fatigue clothes, fatigued, fatigue life
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British Dictionary definitions for fatidic
fatidic
fatidical
/ (feɪˈtɪdɪk) /
adjective
rare prophetic
Derived forms of fatidic
fatidically, adverbWord Origin for fatidic
C17: from Latin fātidicus, from fātum fate + dīcere to say
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