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might-have-been

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might-have-been (m

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n. pl. might-have-beens (-b

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An event that could have but never did occur: "This is one of the great might-have-beens of modern history" Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

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might-have-been - an event that could have occurred but never did

event - something that happens at a given place and time

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