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Definition of perchance adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

perchance

adverb

/pəˈtʃɑːns/

/pərˈtʃæns/

(old use)

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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French par cheance ‘by chance’.

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