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WILD CARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wild card" is a kind of...):
playing card (one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An unpredictable factor
Example:
the weather was a wild card
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wild card" is a kind of...):
factor (anything that contributes causally to a result)
