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Destiny (fate)

A predetermined course of events; fate.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
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Destiny (video game)

An online first-person shooter developed by Bungie, released in 2014.

First in use: c. 2014

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Bungie made fate an online shooter.

Which meaning of Destiny is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Destiny (fate) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Destiny (video game) arrived in 2014. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Destiny (video game)

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