Wheel of Fortune

Etymology

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1. 1

   The mythological wheel turned randomly by Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fate, fortune,…

   The mythological wheel turned randomly by Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck, to determine people's fortunes which were thus unpredictable.

   • I hold the Fates bound faſt in yron chaines, / And with my hand turne Fortunes wheel about, / And ſooner ſhall the Sun fall from his Spheare, / Than Tamburlaine be ſlaine or ouercome.
   • The vvheel of fortune turns inceſſantly round, and vvho can ſay vvithin himſelf I ſhall to day be uppermoſt.
2. 2

   Synonym of Big Six wheel (“a game of chance consisting of a vertically mounted wheel…

   Synonym of Big Six wheel (“a game of chance consisting of a vertically mounted wheel divided into equal marked sectors; the winning sector is the one indicated by a pointer when the wheel stops turning”).

3. 3

   A tarot card with an image of Fortuna's wheel (sense 1), generally the tenth of 22 trumps…

   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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      Alternative letter-case form of Wheel of Fortune (“the mythological wheel turned randomly…

      Alternative letter-case form of Wheel of Fortune (“the mythological wheel turned randomly by Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck, to determine people's fortunes which were thus unpredictable”).

   2. 5

      A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally to…

      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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