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mayhap

may·hap

UK/ˈmeɪhæp/ uncommon archaic rare

adverb

1.

by chance

  • “perhaps she will call tomorrow”
  • “we may possibly run into them at the concert”
  • “it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time”
Synonyms

Origin

From the phrase “it may hap”.

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