| NOUN | event | contingency, eventuality, contingence | a possible event or occurrence or result |
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| state | contingency | the state of being contingent on something |
| Sounds | kahntih'njhahnsiy | |
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| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | A possible event or occurrence or result. | |
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| Synonyms | eventuality, contingence | |
| Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
| Spanish | contingencia, evento, eventualidad | |
| Catalan | contingència, eventualitat | |
| Adjectives | contingent | possible but not certain to occur |
| Meaning | The state of being contingent on something. | |
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| Broader | dependence, dependance, dependency | The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else |
| Spanish | contingencia | |
| Catalan | contingència | |
| Adjectives | contingent | determined by conditions or circumstances that follow |
| contingent | uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances | |
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