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eventuality

 [ih-ven-choo-al-i-tee]   Origin

e·ven·tu·al·i·ty

   [ih-ven-choo-al-i-tee]
noun, plural e·ven·tu·al·i·ties.
1.
a contingent event; a possible occurrence or circumstance: Rain is an eventuality to be reckoned with in planning the picnic.
2.
the state or fact of being eventual; contingent character.
Origin:
1750–60; eventual + -ity
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eventuality (ɪˌvɛntʃʊˈælɪtɪ)
 
—n , pl -ties
a possible event, occurrence, or result; contingency

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eventuality
1828, from eventual + -ity, on model of Fr. éventualité. Originally "the power of observing in phrenology;" meaning "a possible occurrence" is from 1852.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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