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likelihood definition

like·li·hood (līk′lē ho̵od′)

noun

the fact of being likely to happen or something that is likely to happen; probability

Etymology: ME liklihode: see likely & -hood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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