n.
Pronunciation: ' p ə r- ə d- ˌ ven-ch ə r, ' per-; ˌ p ə r- ə d- ' , ˌ per-
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle English par aventure, from Anglo-French, by chance
Date: 14th century
archaic : PERHAPS , POSSIBLY
n.
Pronunciation: ' p ə r- ə d- ˌ ven-ch ə r, ' per-; ˌ p ə r- ə d- ' , ˌ per-
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle English par aventure, from Anglo-French, by chance
Date: 14th century
archaic : PERHAPS , POSSIBLY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012