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VIS MAJOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
Example:
he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God
Synonyms:
act of God; force majeure; inevitable accident; unavoidable casualty; vis major
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vis major" is a kind of...):
calamity; cataclysm; catastrophe; disaster; tragedy (an event resulting in great loss and misfortune)
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