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PERHAPS

\pəhˈaps], \pəhˈaps], \p_ə_h_ˈa_p_s]\

Definitions of PERHAPS

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Possibly; perchance; maybe.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

It may be: possibly.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

It may be: possibly.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

By chance; possibly.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

adv. [Latin, English] By chance; it may be; peradventure; possibly.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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