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probable

prob·a·ble [ próbbəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
likely: likely to exist, occur, or be true, although evidence is insufficient to prove or predict it



noun  (plural prob·a·bles)
Definition:
 
likely choice: somebody or something that is likely to be chosen for something or is likely to do something
a probable for the team

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin probabilis "provable, plausible" < probare (see prove)]
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