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in potentia

UK/ˌɪn pɒˈtɛnʃɑː/

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Latinate/ˌin poˈten.ti.aː/

in potentia adverb: potentially; in posse but not in esse.

Adverb

in potentia (not comparable)

  1. Potentially; in posse but not in esse.

Forms of in potentia

alternative formin potentiâ

Origin of in potentia

Borrowed from Latin in potentia, from in (“in”) + potentiā, ablative singular form of potentia (“force; power”).

Questions about in potentia

What does in potentia mean?
In potentia means potentially; in posse but not in esse.
What part of speech is in potentia?
In potentia is an adverb.
How do you pronounce in potentia?
In potentia is pronounced /ˌɪn pɒˈtɛnʃɑː/ (UK).

Words near in potentia in the dictionary

  1. in point
  2. in point of
  3. in point of fact
  4. in poor taste
  5. in posse
  6. in potentia
  7. in potentiâ
  8. in power
  9. in practice
  10. in prejudice of
  11. in present

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