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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The goddess of criminal rashness and consequent punishment.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Greek Ātē, personification of ātē, fault, error.]

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