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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespossibilité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɔsibilite
"Il y a une possibilité de pluie demain."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or fact of being possible; the potential for something to occur.
"There is a possibility of rain tomorrow, so take an umbrella." - 2
A thing that may happen or be the case.
"We explored every possibility before making our decision."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'possibility' originates from the Latin 'possibilitas', which is derived from 'possibilis', meaning 'able to be done'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to denote the state of being possible.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Possibility" is said worldwide
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possibilité
Transliteration: pɔsibilite
"Il y a une possibilité de pluie demain."
Möglichkeit
Transliteration: Möglikhkeit
"Es gibt die Möglichkeit, dass es morgen regnet."
possibilità
Transliteration: possibilita
"C'è la possibilità di pioggia domani."
posibilidad
Transliteration: posibilidad
"Hay una posibilidad de lluvia mañana."
possibilidade
Transliteration: possibilidade
"Há uma possibilidade de chuva amanhã."
संभावना
Transliteration: sambhavana
"कल बारिश की संभावना है।"
可能性
Transliteration: kěnéngxìng
"明天有可能性下雨。"
가능성
Transliteration: ganseong
"내일 비가 올 가능성이 있습니다."
可能性
Transliteration: kanōsei
"明日は雨の可能性があります。"
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