possibility

[ pos-uh-bil-i-tee ]
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noun,plural pos·si·bil·i·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 of possibility

1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English possibilite, from Late Latin possibilitās, from Latin possibil(is) possible + -itās -ity

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British Dictionary definitions for possibility

possibility

/ (ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the state or condition of being possible

  2. anything that is possible

  1. a competitor, candidate, etc, who has a moderately good chance of winning, being chosen, etc

  2. (often plural) a future prospect or potential: my new house has great possibilities

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