tarot
noun
Simple meaning
Any of a set of cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
tarohSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
tæˈɹoʊ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Any of a set of (usually 78) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used for playing card games and for divination by fortunetellers
Any of the set of 78 playing cards (divided into five suits, including one of permanent trumps), often used for mystical divination.
singular or plural
A card game played in various different variations.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
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This meaning: Any of a set of (usually 78) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used for playing card games and for divination by fortunetellers
Used this way, tarot is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Compound terms
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Any of a set of (usually 78) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.
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