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rollovers

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Lottery jackpots that are not won and are carried over to the next drawing.

Detailed Definition
In lottery language, a rollover happens when no one wins the top prize, so the jackpot increases for the next draw. The poem uses the word to point to the way repeated losses can still keep hope alive.
Example
Example in poetry:
“With rollovers stacking, it’s a tempting bait,” refers to prize money carried into a later game; in lotteries, an unclaimed jackpot rolls over and grows; “The rollover flashed above the arcade screen” places the gaming term in scene; figuratively, “grief’s rollover” suggests one loss accumulating into another
Additional Notes
In the line quoted, "rollovers" is a lottery-specific term that many readers may not know without context.; Found in the poem, Lottery Addict by Richard
Also Known As
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