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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Possibility \Pos'si*bil"i*ty\, noun; pl. {Possibilities}. [F. possibilit['e], L. possibilitas.]
1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing. ''All possibility of error.'' --Hooker. ''Latent possibilities of excellence.'' --Johnson.
2. That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or personal estate. --South. Burrill.
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