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con⋅tin⋅gence

[kuhn-tin-juhns]
–noun
contact or tangency.

Origin:
1520–30; conting(ent) + -ence
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con·tin·gence   (kən-tĭn'jəns)   
n.  
  1. A joining or touching.

  2. Contingency.

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