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contingence

[ kuhn-tin-juhns ]
/ kənˈtɪn dʒəns /
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noun

contact or tangency.

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Origin of contingence

First recorded in 1520–30; conting(ent) + -ence

Words nearby contingence

continental shelf, continental slope, continental system, continently, continents, contingence, contingency, contingency fee, contingency fund, contingency plan, contingency reserve
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Words related to contingence

predicament, accident, eventuality, emergency, possibility, likelihood, touch, touching, tangency, joining

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British Dictionary definitions for contingence

contingence
/ (kənˈtɪndʒəns) /

noun

the state of touching or being in contact
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