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English Dictionary: allotted by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
allotted
adj
  1. given as a task; "her allotted chores"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Allot \Al*lot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Allotting}.] [OF. aloter, F. allotir; a (L. ad) + lot lot.
      See {Lot}.]
      1. To distribute by lot.
  
      2. To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to
            distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a
            share or lot; to set apart as one's share; to bestow on;
            to grant; to appoint; as, let every man be contented with
            that which Providence allots him.
  
                     Ten years I will allot to the attainment of
                     knowledge.                                          --Johnson.
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