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s | casualty |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun casualty is

(obsolete) chance nature; randomness.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    casualty

    English

    (wikipedia casualty)

    Noun

    (casualties)
  • (obsolete) Chance nature; randomness.
  • *, NYRB 2001, vol.1, p.327-8:
    • The non-necessary [causes] follow; of which, saith Fuchsius, no art can be made, by reason of their uncertainty, casualty , and multitude […].
  • Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  • A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
  • (British) The accident and emergency department of a hospital.

    • Synonyms

    (sense, hospital's accident and emergency) * emergency / emergency room / emergency department / emergency ward / /ER * casualty department / casualty ward * accident and emergency /

    Derived terms

    * casualty department * casualty event * casualty ward

    Related terms

    * casual