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ke⋅no

  [kee-noh]
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–noun
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
Origin:
1805–15, Americanism; < F quine five (winning numbers) (≪ L quinī five each) + (lott)o
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ke·no   (kē'nō)   
n.  A game of chance, similar to lotto, that uses balls rather than counters.

[French quine, set of five winning numbers (from Latin quīnī, five each; see penkwe in Indo-European roots) + -o (as in lotto).]
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Word Origin & History

keno 
"game of chance" (akin to bingo), 1814, Amer.Eng., probably from Fr. quine "five winning numbers in a lottery," from L. quini "five each," distributive of quinque "five."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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keno

gambling game played with cards (tickets) bearing numbers in squares, usually from 1 to 80. A player marks or circles as many of these numbers as he wishes up to the permitted maximum, after which he hands in, or registers, his ticket and pays according to how many numbers he selected. At regular daily intervals a total of 20 numbered balls or pellets are randomly drawn from a container, and prizes are paid out by the house according to how many of each player's selected numbers are drawn

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