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doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case“this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent”Type of doubt, uncertainty

by chance“perhaps she will call tomorrow”“we may possibly run into them at the concert”“it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time”Synonyms: possibly perchance perhaps maybe mayhap

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Per′ad·ven′ture adv. & conj.

Origin: OE. per aventure, F. par aventure. See Per, and Adventure.

By chance; perhaps; it may be; if; supposing. “If peradventure he speak against me.” William Shakespeare

Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city.— Gen. xviii. 24.

Per′ad·ven′ture noun

Chance; hap; hence, doubt; question; as, proved beyond peradventure. Robert South

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54