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peradventure

pe·rad·ven·ture

uncommon archaic literary

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 Middle English peraventure, peradventure, from Old French par aventure. Spelling modified as though from Latin. Equivalent to per- + adventure.

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