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noun, plural -ter·ies.
1.
a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
2.
any scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance.
3.
any happening or process that is or appears to be determined by chance: to look upon life as a lottery.
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is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Word Origin & History
lottery
1560s, "arrangement for a distribution of prizes by chance," from It. lotteria, from same root as O.E. hlot (see lot).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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