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paraventure

paraventure adverb: peradventure; perchance.

Adverb

paraventure (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) peradventure; perchance

Origin of paraventure

From Middle English paraventure, peraventure. Equivalent to par + aventure.

Questions about paraventure

What does paraventure mean?
Paraventure means peradventure; perchance.
What part of speech is paraventure?
Paraventure is an adverb.

Words near paraventure in the dictionary

  1. paraventral
  2. paraventrals
  3. paraventrical
  4. paraventricular
  5. paravents
  6. paraventure
  7. paraverbal
  8. paraverbally
  9. paravermal
  10. paravermian
  11. paravermis

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