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fate•ful

Pronunciation: (fāt'ful), [key]
—adj.
1. having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous: a fateful meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
2. fatal, deadly, or disastrous.
3. controlled or determined by destiny; inexorable.
4. prophetic; ominous.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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