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   per·ad·ven·ture

   /ˌpərədˈven(t)SHər/

   adverb

   • 1. perhaps: "peradventure I'm not as wealthy as he is"

   noun

   • 1. uncertainty or doubt as to whether something is the case: "that shows beyond peradventure the strength of the economy"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French per (or par) auenture ‘by chance’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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