contingency
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contingency /kənˈtɪndʒ(ə)nsi/
▶noun (pl. contingencies)
- 1 a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.
■ a provision for such an event or circumstance.
- 2 the absence of certainty in events.
- 3 Philosophy the absence of necessity.
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