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lethal
[ lee-thuhl ]
/ Ėli ĪøÉl /
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Origin of lethal
synonym study for lethal
1. See fatal.
OTHER WORDS FROM lethal
Words nearby lethal
let drop, let fly, let go, let grass grow, Letha, lethal, lethal chamber, lethal dose, lethal gene, lethality, lethargic
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British Dictionary definitions for lethal
lethal
/ (ĖliĖĪøÉl) /
adjective
able to cause or causing death
of or suggestive of death
Derived forms of lethal
lethality (liĖĖθælÉŖtÉŖ), nounlethally, adverbWord Origin for lethal
C16: from Latin lÄthÄlis, from lÄtum death
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