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  1. noun The fact or state of being possible.
  2. noun Something that is possible.
  3. noun Potentiality for favorable or interesting results: The idea has great possibilities.

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  • Another possibility is the breakdown of alcohol into acetaldehyde in the body, a compound that can react with cells 'DNA and has been shown to cause cancer in animals. —  Kansas City infoZine Headlines
  • Another possibility is the way we've been analyzing the data, saying, well, gravity is an attractive force, it's given by Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. —  Universe Today
  • Huggins said after Saturday night's loss that he didn't know how long it would take those two to reach this point, but he knew the possibility was there because of their basketball intelligence.
  • But the possibility is there, and not to be ignored, and that's why research is so vital. —  The Atheist Experience
  • But the possibility was there, and that's all that mattered. —  News/local from www.chieftain.com
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consequence ·  idea ·  prospect ·  danger ·  aspect ·  chance ·  evidence ·  risk ·  importance ·  necessity ·  detail

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  1. from Middle English possibilitee, possybilite, from Old French possibilite, French possibilité = Spanish posibilidad = Portuguese possibilidade = Italian possibilitá, from Late Latin possibilita(t-)s, possibility, from Latin possibilis, possible: see possible.
 

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/pɑsɪˈbɪləti/
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