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Contingent
Kuh-NTIH-njuhnt
/kʌˈntɪndʒʌnt/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
contingent
Dictionary meaning
Uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances.
Examples
- The results of confession were not contingent, they were certain- George Eliot.
- Arms sales contingent on the approval of congress.
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