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Noun: lottery  lóturee
  1. Something that is regarded as a chance event
    "the election was just a lottery to them"
     
  2. Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
    - drawing

Derived forms: lotteries

Type of: accident, chance event, fortuity, gambling game, game of chance, stroke

Encyclopedia: Lottery

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