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random

  • noun
  • răn'dəm

A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.

Other meanings

  1. The direction of a rake-vein.

  2. A frame for composing type.

Related words

  • randy

Example sentences

  • “Choose a random spot on the map.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “As you can see, I'm very random.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Play a random song.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "rend" (a run, race).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “random” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.