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handicap — /han dee kap /, n., v., handicapped, handicapping. n. 1. a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning. 2. the disadvantage… … Universalium
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