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Grammar : Adv, noun
Spell : pur-uh d-ven-cher, per-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɜr ədˈvɛn tʃər, ˌpɛr-



Definition of peradventure

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Middle English peraventure (mid-15c.), from per auenture (late 13c.), from Old French par aventure (see adventure). Refashioned as though from Latin.
  • As in possibly : adv by chance; in some way
  • As in chance : noun fate, luck
Example sentences :
  • Peradventure they be gentlemen of repute, and might hit back.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The danger is past, and they are safe beyond the possibility of a peradventure.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various
  • "Peradventure the prisoner can explain how he came by the document," said Justice Hide.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • And would the men, peradventure, be wearing the livery of the House of Santafior?
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The peradventure of that Cassy got before he could utter it.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • There was no impossibility there, no doubt even, or the peradventure of one.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • But, peradventure, it may be sagaciously urged, how is this?
  • Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
  • And you are going to make the North Pole beyond a peradventure.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Jones' Picnic » by S. E. Chapman
  • That worthy had his future fixed for him beyond a peradventure.
  • Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
  • Without meaning to boast, I may tell you that there is no peradventure in my shooting.
  • Extract from : « The Gorilla Hunters » by R.M. Ballantyne

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