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English
Etymology
Calque of French éventualité, eventual + -ity
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˌvɛntjuˈælɪti/, /ɪˌvɛnt͡ʃuˈælɪti/
- Rhymes: -ælɪti
Noun
eventuality (countable and uncountable, plural eventualities)
- A possible event; something that may happen.
- Synonyms: contingency, possibility
- Coordinate terms: eventualization, realization, reality
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Ilos:Vigil: You are not Prothean. But you are not machine, either. This eventuality was one of many that was anticipated. This is why we sent our warning through the beacons.
2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:England could have met world and European champions Spain but that eventuality was avoided by Sweden's 2-0 win against France, and Rooney's first goal in a major tournament since scoring twice in the 4-2 victory over Croatia in Lisbon at Euro 2004.
- (obsolete, phrenology) An individual's propensity to take notice of events, changes, or facts.
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