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Source Word

lot

IPA(Pronunciation)

/lɒt/

Noun

informal definite historical

A large quantity or number; a great deal. / A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively. / One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

Japanese Meaning

大量、数多くのもの；多量な数・量 / 一まとめになった部分；まとまりとしてまとめられたもの / 競売や売買でひとまとまりとして扱われる品目のセット

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The festival attracted a lot of visitors from neighboring towns.

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その祭りは近隣の町から多数の来場者を引きつけた。

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Sense（1）

A large quantity or number; a great deal.

to spend a lot of money

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Sense（2）

A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.

a lot of stationery

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Sense（3）

One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.

Sense（4）

(informal) A number of people taken collectively.

a sorry lot

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Sense（5）

A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.

a building lot in a city

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Sense（6）

That which happens without human design or forethought.

But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay.

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Sense（7）

to cast lots

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Sense（8）

The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.

O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot's / Enough to bear.

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Sense（9）

A prize in a lottery.

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Sense（10）

Allotment; lottery.

Archons served only for one year and, since 487/6, they were chosen by lot. Generals, on the other hand, were chosen by direct election and could be reelected without limit.

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