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peradventure
per·ad·ven·ture [ pùr əd vénchər ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
perhaps: possibly or perhaps ( archaic )



noun 
Definition:
 
chance: chance, doubt, or uncertainty ( literary )

[13th century. < Old French per aventure "by chance"]
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