peradventure

per·ad·ven·ture

 (pûr′əd-vĕn′chər, pĕr′-)

adv. Archaic

Perhaps; perchance.

n.

Chance or uncertainty; doubt.

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[Middle English per aventure, from Old French, by chance : per, through (from Latin; see per) + aventure, chance; see adventure.]

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peradventure

(pərədˈvɛntʃə; ˌpɜːr-)

adv

by chance; perhaps

n

chance, uncertainty, or doubt

[C13: from Old French par aventure by chance]

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per•ad•ven•ture

(ˌpɜr ədˈvɛn tʃər, ˌpɛr-)

n.

1. chance, doubt, or uncertainty.

2. surmise.

adv.

3. Archaic. it may be; maybe; possibly; perhaps.

[1250–1300; Middle English per aventure < Old French. See per, adventure]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peradventure - doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case; "this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent" doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty - the state of being unsure of something
Adv.	1.	peradventure - by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" maybe, mayhap, perhaps, possibly, perchance

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Translations

peradventure

adv (old: = perhaps) → vielleicht; if/lest peradventure → falls

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