
Meaning of LOTTO
| Pronunciation: | | 'lâtow
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards |
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LOTTO is a 5 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | beano, bingo, keno |
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| | See Also: | | board game | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lot"to\, n. [F. loto or It. lotto, prop., a lot; of
German origin. See {Lot}.]
A game of chance, played with cards, on which are inscribed
numbers, and any contrivance (as a wheel containing numbered
balls) for determining a set of numbers by chance. The player
holding a card having on it the set of numbers drawn from the
wheel takes the stakes after a certain percentage of them has
been deducted for the dealer. A variety of lotto is called
{keno}. [Often written {loto}.]
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