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fantan

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: fantan

1
 n
a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
2
 n
a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: fantan
1

n a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

Synonyms:
parliament, sevens
Type of:
card game, cards
a game played with playing cards
2

n a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)

Synonyms:
fan tan
Type of:
gambling game, game of chance
a game that involves gambling
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