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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
perhaps/pəˈhaps/

▶adverb

1 expressing uncertainty or possibility.

2 used when making a polite request or suggestion.

– origin C15: from per + hap.

'perhaps' also found in these Oxford entries:

Ainu - Aymara - grow - happen - if - maybe - mayhap - peradventure - possibly

Forum discussions with the word(s) "perhaps" in the title:

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