contingence

/kənˈtɪnʤ(ə)ns/
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Other forms: contingences

Definitions of contingence
  1. noun
    a possible event or occurrence or result
    synonyms: contingency, eventuality
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    type of:
    happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent
    an event that happens
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