First Known Use: 1913
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hamartia
noun ha·mar·tia \ˌhä-ˌmär-ˈtē-ə\
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Origin of HAMARTIA
Greek, from hamartanein to miss the mark, err
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Rhymes with HAMARTIA
barathea, bougainvillea, camarilla, Caesarea, cascarilla, Cytherea, diarrhea, dulcinea, Eritrea, fantasia, Galatea, gonorrhea, Hialeah, Idumaea, Ituraea, Kampuchea, latakia, Latakia, logorrhea, mythopoeia, Nicosia, panacea, Parousia, pizzeria, pyorrhea, ratafia, Santeria, seborrhea, sinfonia, Tanzania, trattoria
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hamartia
noun ha·mar·tia \ˌhäm-ˌär-ˈtē-ə also hə-ˈmär-sh(ē-)ə\
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