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                    "description": "<i>att<\/i>. <b>πεττεύω<\/b>, jouer au trictrac, XÉN. <i>Mem. 3, 9, 9 ;<\/i> PLAT. <i>1 Alc. 110<\/i> e, <i>Rsp. 487<\/i> b, <i>etc. ; fig<\/i>. PHIL. <i>2, 85<\/i> τύχη ἄνω καὶ κάτω τὰ ἀνθρώπεια πεττεύει <i>(proverb.)<\/i>.<p style='color:darkblue'><b>Étym<\/b>. πεσσός.<\/p>"
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