perchance

  • 1Perchance — Per*chance , adv. [F. par by (L. per) + chance. See {Par}, and {Chance}.] By chance; perhaps; peradventure. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2perchance — mid 14c., parchaunce, from O.Fr. par cheance, lit. by chance. With L. per substituted c.1400 for French cognate par …

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  • 3perchance — ► ADVERB archaic or literary ▪ by some chance; perhaps. ORIGIN from Old French par cheance by chance …

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  • 4perchance — [pər chans′] adv. [ME par chance < OFr par (L per), by + chance,CHANCE] Archaic 1. by chance; accidentally 2. perhaps; possibly …

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  • 5perchance — per|chance [pəˈtʃa:ns US pərˈtʃæns] adv old use or literary [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: per chance by chance ] 1.) perhaps ▪ One day perchance I shall tell you. 2.) by chance ▪ Leave now, lest perchance he find you …

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  • 6perchance — [[t]pə(r)tʃɑ͟ːns, tʃæ̱ns[/t]] ADV: ADV with group/cl Perchance means perhaps. [LITERARY, OLD FASHIONED] …

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  • 7perchance — adverb old use or literary 1 perhaps 2 by chance: Leave now, lest perchance he should find you …

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  • 8perchance — adverb, literary perchance we shall meet again Syn: maybe, perhaps, possibly, for all one knows, it could be, it s possible, conceivably; literary peradventure …

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  • 9Perchance to Dream — is a phrase from the To be, or not to be soliloquy spoken by Shakespeare s Hamlet. The words have been used as a title for:* Perchance to Dream (musical) , 1945 English musical by Ivor Novello * Perchance to Dream (Twilight Zone episode) , first… …

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  • 10Perchance to Dream (The Twilight Zone) — Infobox Television episode Title = Perchance to Dream Series = The Twilight Zone Caption = Richard Conte in Perchance to Dream Season = 1 Episode = 9 Music =Van Cleave Airdate = November 27, 1959 Production = 173 3616 Writer = Charles Beaumont… …

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