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contingence definition

con·tin·gence (kən tin′jəns)

noun

  1. contingency
  2. the act or state of touching; tangency; contact

Etymology: OFr < ML contingentia < L contingens, contingent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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