Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-tin-juh ns]
- /kənˈtɪn dʒəns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-tin-juh ns]
- /kənˈtɪn dʒəns/
Definitions of contingence word
- noun contingence the state of touching or being in contact 3
- abbreviation CONTINGENCE contingency 3
- noun contingence the act or state of touching; tangency; contact 3
- noun contingence contact or tangency. 1
- noun contingence Touching; contact. 1
- noun contingence (geometry) Contact; touching. 0
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Origin of contingence
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; conting(ent) + -ence
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Contingence
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
contingence popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
contingence usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for contingence
noun contingence
- predicament — an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.
- accident — An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
- possibility — the state or fact of being possible: the possibility of error.
- likelihood — the state of being likely or probable; probability.
- touch — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
Antonyms for contingence
noun contingence
- unlikelihood — the state of being unlikely; improbability.
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