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PERADVENTURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case
Example:
this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("peradventure" is a kind of...):
doubt; doubtfulness; dubiety; dubiousness; incertitude; uncertainty (the state of being unsure of something)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
By chance
Example:
it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time
Synonyms:
maybe; mayhap; peradventure; perchance; perhaps; possibly
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