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== Pronunciation == |
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\Lot"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Lotteries}. [Lot + -ery, as in |
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brewery, bindery.] |
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1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; |
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esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing |
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particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets |
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are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance. |
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\Lot"ter*y\, |
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make lotteries illegal. |
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== Noun === |
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[[Pl.]]: lotteries |
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1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance. |
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Revision as of 07:35, 11 August 2004
Pronunciation
\Lot"ter*y\,
Noun =
Pl.: lotteries
1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance.
Note: The laws of the United States and of most of the States make lotteries illegal.
2. Allotment; thing allotted. (Obs.) --Shak.