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The correct spelling is casualty.
How to pronounce casualty
/ˈkaʒ(ʊ)əlti/
nounIPA: /ˈkaʒ(ʊ)əlti/
Say it like: Cas-ual-tee
The correct spelling is casualty. Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
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Definition
noun
- 1.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 act of violence.
- 3.Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
- 4.A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
- 5.The accident and emergency department of a hospital.
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