peradventure
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per·ad·ven·ture
(pûr′əd-vĕn′chər, pĕr′-)adv. Archaic
Perhaps; perchance.
n.
Chance or uncertainty; doubt.
[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.
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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 |
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Translations
peradventure
adv (old: = perhaps) → vielleicht; if/lest peradventure → falls
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