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pos⋅si⋅bil⋅i⋅ty

  [pos-uh-bil-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the state or fact of being possible: the possibility of error.
2. something possible: He had exhausted every possibility but one.
Origin:
1325–75; ME possibilite < LL possibilitās. See possible, -ity

Synonyms:
1. chance, prospect, likelihood, odds.
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pos·si·bil·i·ty   (pŏs'ə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. pos·si·bil·i·ties
  1. The fact or state of being possible.
  2. Something that is possible.
  3. possibilities Potentiality for favorable or interesting results: The idea has great possibilities.
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Possibility

Pos`si*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. Possibilities. [F. possibilit['e], L. possibilitas.]

1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing. "All possibility of error." --Hooker. "Latent possibilities of excellence." --Johnson.

2. That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or personal estate. --South. Burrill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : possibility
Spanish: posibilidad,
German: die Möglichkeit,
Japanese: 可能性
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