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   possibility

   /ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪti/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that may happen or be the case: "relegation remains a distinct possibility" Similar chancelikelihoodprobabilityprospecthoperiskhazarddangerfear
   • ▪ the state or fact of being possible; likelihood: "there is no possibility of any government achieving this level of expenditure" Similar feasibilitypracticabilitychancesoddsattainabilityachievabilitypotentialityconceivabilityprobabilityopportunityscoperare:workableness
   • ▪ a thing that may be chosen or done out of several possible alternatives: "one possibility is to allow all firms to participate" Similar optionalternativechoicecourse of actionsolutionrecourseinformal:bet
   • ▪ unspecified qualities of a promising nature; potential: "the house was old but it had possibilities" Similar potentialpotentialitypromiseprospectscapabilityabilityaptitudecapacityinformal:what it takes

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French possibilite, from late Latin possibilitas, from possibilis ‘able to be done’ (see possible).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOSSIBILITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     POSSIBILITY meaning: 1. a chance that something may happen...

   • Znaczenie Possibility, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     possibility definicja: 1. a chance that something may happen...

   • Possibility: Korean Translation

     POSSIBILITY translate: 가능성, 가능한 일. Learn more in the...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     POSSIBILITY translate: khả năng. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Translate English to Catalan

     possibility translate: possibilitat, possibilitat. Learn...

   • Possibility in Japanese

     POSSIBILITY translate: 可能性, 見込み, 選択肢, 可能性（かのうせい）,...

   • Possibility in Italian

     POSSIBILITY translate: possibilità, possibilità,...

   • Possibility in Thai

     POSSIBILITY translate: ความเป็นไปได้. Learn more in the...

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   noun. the state or condition of being possible. anything that is possible. a competitor, candidate, etc, who has a moderately good chance of winning, being chosen, etc. often plural a future prospect or potential. my new house has great possibilities.

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   Definitions of possibility. noun. capability of existing or happening or being true. “there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired” synonyms: possibleness. see more. noun. a future prospect or potential. “this room has great possibilities ” see more. noun. a possible alternative. “bankruptcy is always a possibility ”

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