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Rarewild card
The correct spelling is wild card.
How to pronounce wild card
noun
Say it like: Wil-d c-ard
The correct spelling is wild card. In card games, a card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card. For example: "Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card."
Usage Examples
“Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card.”
Definition
noun
- 1.In card games, a card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.
- 2.A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.
- 3.A character that substitutes for other characters in regular expressions and globbing
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