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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A lottery in which bets are made on an unpredictable number, such as a daily stock quotation.
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- noun A
lottery in whichbettors attempt to guess which numbers will later bedrawn randomly . - noun The use of inappropriate statistics (numbers) to reflect a desired result (usually misleading).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an illegal daily lottery
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