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mascot definition

mas·cot (mas′kät′, -kət)

noun

  1. any person, animal, or thing supposed to bring good luck
  2. any person, animal, or thing adopted by a group, esp. a sports team as a symbol or for good luck the team's mascot is a bear

Etymology: Fr mascotte < Prov mascot, dim. of masco, sorcerer (< ?): in pop. use, after La Mascotte (1880), operetta by E. Audran (1840-1901), Fr composer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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