possibility
noun
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a possible alternative“Declaring bankruptcy is always a possibility.”opening
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a tentative insight into the natural worldhypothesistheory
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a future prospect or potential“If I keep working with these chemicals, there's a possibility that my sense of smell will be impaired!”
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capability of existing or happening or being true“There is a possibility that my sense of smell has been impaired due to the chemicals I must endure at my workplace.”possibleness