eventuality

[ ih-ven-choo-al-i-tee ]
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noun,plural e·ven·tu·al·i·ties.
  1. a contingent event; a possible occurrence or circumstance: Rain is an eventuality to be reckoned with in planning the picnic.

  2. the state or fact of being eventual; contingent character.

Origin of eventuality

1
First recorded in 1750–60; eventual + -ity

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eventuality

/ (ɪˌvɛntʃʊˈælɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. a possible event, occurrence, or result; contingency

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