tarot

noun

tar·​ot ˈter-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce tarot (audio)
ˈta-(ˌ)rō
: a set of usually 78 cards including 22 pictorial cards that are used for fortune-telling
reading the tarot
tarot cards
also : a card in such a set

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Years after breaking up, the illusionists known as the Four Horsemen are brought back together by another round of mysterious tarot cards and a new mission from The Eye. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025 Thank goodness then that the rest of the original Horsemen also all got their own tarot card invites, and arrive just in the nick of time to save Danny and the baby magicians. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025 Crystals, tarot, astrology, whatever. Emily Strohm, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025 There will be live music, tarot card readings, themed cocktails and a costume contest. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tarot

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Italian tarocchi (plural)

First Known Use

circa 1623, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tarot was circa 1623

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“Tarot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarot. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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