Meaning of MASCOT
Pronunciation: | | 'maskut
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure |
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| See Also: | | being, organism | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Mas"cot\, Mascotte \Mas"cotte\, n. [Through French fr.
Pr. mascot a little sorcerer or magician, mascotto
witchcraft, sorcery.]
A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household
to which he or she belongs; anything that brings good luck.
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Computing Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Modular Approach to Software Construction Operation and Test: a method for software design aimed at real-time embedded systems from the Royal Signals and Research Establishment, UK. |
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| Related Terms: | | amulet, charm, fetish, fylfot, gammadion, good-luck charm, hoodoo, juju, love charm, luck, lucky bean, lucky piece, madstone, mumbo jumbo, obeah, periapt, philter, phylactery, scarab, scarabaeus, scarabee, sudarium, swastika, talisman, veronica, voodoo, whammy |
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