possibility

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.3.6 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Middle English possibilitee < Old French possibilite < Late Latin possibilitas (“‘possibility’”) < Latin possibilis (“‘possible’”); see possible.

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[edit] Noun

possibility (plural possibilities)

1. The quality of being possible.
2. A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
3. An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.

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• option
• choice
• contingency
• See also Wikisaurus:option

[edit] Antonyms

• impossibility

[edit] Derived terms

• logical possibility
• possibility theory

[edit] Related terms

• impossibility
• possible
• potence
• potency
• potent
• potentate
• potential
• potentiality
• power

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• possibility in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• possibility in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911