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Here's the Word of the Day as broadcast by Andi Laine on Saturday, August 21st, 2010

Calamity kuh-lam-i-tee noun

1. a disaster or misfortune, esp one causing extreme havoc, distress, or misery

2. a state or feeling of deep distress or misery

Calamity comes from Middle French calamite which came from 14th century Latin calamitatem meaning "damage, loss, failure; disaster, misfortune, adversity," Though the origin of calamity is obscure, Latin writers associated it with calamus meaning "straw."

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