Meanings
adverbparaventure (not comparable)
- not comparableobsoleteperadventure; perchance
Origin
- Middle Englishparaventure
- Englishparaventure
From Middle English paraventure, peraventure. Equivalent to par + aventure.
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APA
paraventure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraventure
MLA
“paraventure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraventure. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraventure,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraventure.
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