n.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' tin-j ə n(t)-s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
Date: 1561
1 : the quality or state of being contingent
2 : a contingent event or condition: as a : an event (as an emergency) that may but is not certain to occur <trying to provide for every contingency > b : something liable to happen as an adjunct to or result of something else
synonyms see JUNCTURE