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Definition of: fan-tan
(fan′tan′) noun
1. A Chinese gambling game, played with coins or other small objects, which the players cover, and then bet on what the remainder will be when the pile has been divided by four.
2. A game of cards played in sequence, the winner being the person who gets rid of his cards first. [<Chinese fan t'an repeated divisions]
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