un-contingent

un-con·tin·gent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh n kuh n-tin-juh nt]
- /ən kənˈtɪn dʒənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh n kuh n-tin-juh nt]
- /ən kənˈtɪn dʒənt/

Definitions of un-contingent word

adjective un-contingent dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather. 1
adjective un-contingent liable to happen or not; uncertain; possible: They had to plan for contingent expenses. 1
adjective un-contingent happening by chance or without known cause; fortuitous; accidental: contingent occurrences. 1
adjective un-contingent Logic. (of a proposition) neither logically necessary nor logically impossible, so that its truth or falsity can be established only by sensory observation. 1
noun un-contingent a quota of troops furnished. 1
noun un-contingent any one of the representative groups composing an assemblage: the New York contingent at a national convention. 1

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Origin of un-contingent

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; late Middle English (present participle) (< Middle French) < Latin contingent- (stem of contingēns, present participle of contingere), equivalent to con- con- + ting-, variant stem of tangere to touch + -ent- -ent

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Parts of speech for Un-contingent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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un-contingent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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