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 Definitions of fan-tan  [ˈfænˌtæn]  

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Definition of 'fan-tan' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) fan-tan
a game in which cards are played in sequences based upon the sevens, the winner being the first to run out of cards.

2.  fan-tan
a Chinese gambling game in which bets are made on what the remainder will be after a pile of coins has been counted off in fours.

Etymology:  (1875–80; < Chin fān tān lit., repeated divisions)


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