"dice roll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dice rolls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dice roll (plural dice rolls)
  1. (idiomatic) Something unpredictable or unexpected. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-dice_roll-en-noun-rirxE3HH
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dice, roll.
    Sense id: en-dice_roll-en-noun-lfBugptn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Inflected forms

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