Contingence

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Contact; touching. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a possible event or occurrence or result wordnet
  3. 3
    Contingency. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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brushcaresscontactcontingencyeventualityeventuality

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contingentia, from contingēns, present passive participle of contingō (“I make contact with, I am touching”).

Related phrases

angle of contingenceline of contingence

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