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peradventure definition

per·ad·ven·ture (pʉr′əd ven′c̸hər)

adverb

  1. perhaps; possibly
  2. by chance

Etymology: ME perauenture < OFr par'aventure < par (L per), by + aventure, a chance, adventure

noun

chance; question; doubt beyond peradventure

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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