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possible

pos·si·ble [ póssəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. able to happen: capable of happening or likely to happen in the future

2. maybe real or true: capable of being real, present, or true

3. capable of happening but unlikely: theoretically capable of happening or existing, although unlikely in practice

4. potential: having potential as a particular thing or for a particular purpose

5. proper: in keeping with convention, decorum, or tradition



noun  (plural pos·si·bles)
Definition:
 
possibility: somebody or something that is a possibility

[14th century. Via French< Latin possibilis< posse "be able" (see potent1)]

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See passable.

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