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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mascot/ˈmaskət/

▶noun a person or thing that is supposed to bring good luck, especially one linked to a particular event or organization.

– origin C19: from Fr. mascotte, from mod. Provençal mascotto, fem. dimin. of masco ‘witch’.

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