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inevitability

noun

  1. Term of safety technology
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Pronunciation: /ɪˌnɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English inevitable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English inevitability From inevitable + -ity.

  1. The condition of being inevitable.

    Now, cramped and outclassed as Euston has become, rebuilding hangs over it with an awful inevitability.

    Smalling’s quick one-two of yellow cards towards the end of the first half had left an air of inevitability about what would follow and, if anything, it was probably a surprise that City restricted themselves to Sergio Agüero’s goal bearing in mind another of United’s defenders, Marcos Rojo, was taken off on a stretcher early in the second half with a dislocated shoulder.

  2. An inevitable condition or outcome.