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contingence

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

noun

  1. contact or tangency.

contingence British  
/ kənˈtɪndʒəns /

noun

  1. the state of touching or being in contact

  2. another word for contingency

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Etymology

Origin of contingence

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

Example Sentences

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“Europe and other countries, Australia, we usually get large contingence from, right now most of them are saying travel is not possible,” said Pelton.

From Washington Times • Apr. 27, 2021

The "cosmological" one, so-called, reasons from the contingence of the world to a First Cause which must contain whatever perfections the world itself contains.

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William

All the same, liberty supposes a certain contingence.

From A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson by Benson, Vincent

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