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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
a·le·a·to·ry 
[ey-lee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, al-ee-] Pronunciation Key
[ey-lee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, al-ee-] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | Law. depending on a contingent event: an aleatory contract. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to accidental causes; of luck or chance; unpredictable: an aleatory element. |
| 3. | Music. employing the element of chance in the choice of tones, rests, durations, rhythms, dynamics, etc. |
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| a·le·a·to·ry
(ā'lē-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Latin āleātōrius, from āleātor, gambler, from ālea, game of chance, die.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
aleatory
aleatory
"of uncertain outcome," lit. "depending on the throw of a die," 1693, from L. aleatorius, from aleator "a dice player," from alea "a die, the dice."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| aleatory | |
adjective | |
| dependent on chance; "the aleatory element in life" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ale·a·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'A-lE-&-"tOr-E
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin aleatorius of a gambler, from aleator gambler, dice player, from alea, a dice game
: depending on an uncertain event or contingency as to both profit and lossaleatory nature of a lawyer's contingency fee arrangement>
Main Entry: ale·a·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'A-lE-&-"tOr-E
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin aleatorius of a gambler, from aleator gambler, dice player, from alea, a dice game
: depending on an uncertain event or contingency as to both profit and loss
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Aleatory
A"le*a*to*ry\, a. [L. aleatorius, fr. alea chance, die.] (Law) Depending on some uncertain contingency; as, an aleatory contract. --Bouvier.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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