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adjective
1.
dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather.
2.
liable to happen or not; uncertain; possible: They had to plan for contingent expenses.
3.
happening by chance or without known cause; fortuitous; accidental: contingent occurrences.
4.
Logic. (of a proposition) neither logically necessary nor logically impossible, so that its truth or falsity can be established only by sensory observation.
noun
5.
a quota of troops furnished.
6.
any one of the representative groups composing an assemblage: the New York contingent at a national convention.
7.
the proportion that falls to one as a share to be contributed or furnished.
8.
something contingent; contingency.
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Contingent
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| to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees |
| elegance -- used chiefly of literary style |
Origin:
1350–1400; late Middle English (present participle) (< Middle French ) < Latin contingent- (stem of contingēns, present participle of contingere), equivalent to con- con- + ting-, variant stem of tangere to touch + -ent- -ent
1350–1400; late Middle English (present participle) (< Middle French ) < Latin contingent- (stem of contingēns, present participle of contingere), equivalent to con- con- + ting-, variant stem of tangere to touch + -ent- -ent
Related forms
con·tin·gent·ly, adverb
non·con·tin·gent, adjective
non·con·tin·gent·ly, adverb
un·con·tin·gent, adjective
un·con·tin·gent·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
contingent
late 14c., from L. contingentem (nom. contingens) "happening, touching," prp. of contingere "to touch" (see contact).
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