perchance

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Calque of Old French par cheance (“by luck, by casualty”)

Pronunciation [edit]

(UK) IPA: /pɜː(ɹ)ˈtʃɑːns/, X-SAMPA: /p3:(r)"tSA:ns/

Rhymes: -ɑːns

Adverb [edit]

perchance (not comparable)

perhaps; by chance

Synonyms [edit]

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