Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κλήρωσις (klḗrōsis, choosing by lot).[1] By surface analysis, κληρώ(νω) (kliró(no)) +‎ -ση (-si).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkli.ɾo.si/
  • Hyphenation: κλή‧ρω‧ση

Noun

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κλήρωση (klírosif (plural κληρώσεις)

  1. draw, drawing lots (the procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined)

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ κλήρωση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language