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lottery

/ˈlɒtəɹi/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
  2. An affair of chance.
  3. (Shakespeare) Allotment; a thing allotted.

Etymology / origin

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