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contingence

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con·​tin·​gence | \ kən-ˈtin-jən(t)s How to pronounce contingence (audio) \

Definition of contingence

1 : contingency
2 : tangency
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Examples of contingence in a Sentence

the collapse of that nation's economy was one contingence that the architects of the war hadn't planned on

Recent Examples on the Web

 The team had a strong veteran contingence, but none of those veterans had anyone to lead them. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "How the Detroit Tigers built a sinking ship over four years," 24 Sep. 2017

First Known Use of contingence

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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