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perchance

[ per-chans, -chahns ]
/ pərˈtʃæns, -ˈtʃɑns /
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adverb
Literary. perhaps; maybe; possibly.
Archaic. by chance.
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Origin of perchance

1300–50; Middle English, variant of par chance by chance <Anglo-French. See per, chance

Words nearby perchance

perceptual, perceptual defence, perceptual mapping, Perceval, perch, perchance, Perche, percher, Percheron, perchery, perching bird
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Words related to perchance

mayhap, perhaps, conceivable, conceivably, credible, feasible, imaginably, obtainable

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British Dictionary definitions for perchance

perchance
/ (pəˈtʃɑːns) /
adverb archaic, or poetic
perhaps; possibly
by chance; accidentally

Word Origin for perchance

C14: from Anglo-French par chance; see per, chance
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