"fortuit" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fortuit [comparative], most fortuit [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French fortuit, from Latin fortuitus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|frm|fortuit}} Borrowed from Middle French fortuit, {{der|en|la|fortuitus}} Latin fortuitus Head templates: {{en-adj}} fortuit (comparative more fortuit, superlative most fortuit)
  1. (obsolete) Fortuitous. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fortuit-en-adj-wYMwgJ3u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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