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downfall definition

down·fall (do̵un′fôl′)

noun

    1. a sudden fall, as from prosperity or power
    2. the cause of such a fall
  2. a sudden, heavy fall, as of snow

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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