Complete Definition of "wheel of Fortune"

see|wheel of fortune|Wheel of Fortune
English

Alternative spellings
wheel of fortune
Wheel of Fortune

Proper noun
en-proper noun|sg=the wheel of Fortune

  1. context|mythology|philosophy A concept in medieval and ancient philosophy referring to the capricious nature of Fate. The wheel belongs to the goddess Fortuna, who spins it at random, changing the positions of those on the wheel - some suffer great misfortune, others gain windfalls.

Usage notes
Used with a determiner, especially �the�.

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