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Wheel of Fortune properNoun

  /-t͡ʃən/ , /ˌwil‿əv ˈfoɹt͡ʃun/ , /ˌwiːl‿əv ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn/ , /ˌʍil-/ , /ˌʍiːl-/
  • (mythology, philosophy) The mythological wheel turned randomly by Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck, to determine people's fortunes which were thus unpredictable.
  • A television game show where word puzzles are solved by filling in the missing letters.
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  • (tarot) A tarot card with an image of Fortuna's wheel (sense 1), generally the tenth of 22 trumps of the major arcana in most tarot decks.
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wheel of fortune noun

  /-t͡ʃən/ , /ˌwil‿əv ˈfoɹt͡ʃun/ , /ˌwiːl‿əv ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn/ , /ˌʍil-/ , /ˌʍiːl-/
  • (gambling) A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally to determine, by its stopping position, whether a gambler will receive one of the prizes marked around its circumference.
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