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Possibility
Pronunciation : Pos`si*bil"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. possibilit?, L. possibilitas.]
Definition : 1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing. "All possibility of error." Hooker. "Latent possibilities of excellence." Johnson.
2. That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or personal estate. South. Burrill.
pl. Possibilities.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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