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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

wild card

What is the meaning of "wild card" in this context:

Roger, the winner of SX wild card of ....
  

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It is one of the following; more context is needed to decide which: 2. a determining or important person or thing whose qualities are unknown, indeterminate, or unpredictable. 3.

  • It is one of the following; more context is needed to decide which: 2.
  • a determining or important person or thing whose qualities are unknown, indeterminate, or unpredictable.
  • 3.
  • A team or player outside the regular ranking who is allowed to enter a tournament after regularly qualifying competitors have been selected.
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It is one of the following; more context is needed to decide which:

2. a determining or important person or thing whose qualities are unknown, indeterminate, or unpredictable.
3. A team or player outside the regular ranking who is allowed to enter a tournament after regularly qualifying competitors have been selected.

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