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potentiality
po·ten·ti·al·i·ty [ pə tènshee állətee ] (plural po·ten·ti·al·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. potential for development: a capacity to grow, develop, or become something
2. somebody or something with potential: somebody or something capable of growing, developing, or becoming something
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