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6 dictionary results for: Aleatory
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
–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.
Also, a·le·a·tor·ic       [ey-lee-uh-tawr-ik, -tor-, al-ee-] Pronunciation Key.


[Origin: 1685–95; < L āleātōrius, equiv. to āleātōr- (s. of āleātor gambler (āle(a) game of chance + -ātor -ator) + -ius adj. suffix; see -tory1]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
a·le·a·to·ry       (ā'lē-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Dependent on chance, luck, or an uncertain outcome: an aleatory contract between an oil prospector and a landowner.
  2. Of or characterized by gambling: aleatory contests.
  3. also a·le·a·to·ric (ā'lē-ə-tôr'ĭk, -tōr'-) Music Using or consisting of sounds to be chosen by the performer or left to chance; indeterminate: An object placed inside the piano added an aleatory element to the piece.


[Latin āleātōrius, from āleātor, gambler, from ālea, game of chance, die.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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."

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
aleatory

adjective
dependent on chance; "the aleatory element in life" 

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 loss aleatory nature of a lawyer's contingency fee arrangement>

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.

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