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Definition of possibility - 2 dictionary results

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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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