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Definition of: contingent
(kən·tin′jənt) adjective
1. Likely to occur.
2. Fortuitous; possible.
3. Law Dependent upon an uncertain future event.
—noun
1. A contingency.
2. A proportionate share; representation: the American contingent at the conference.
3. Mil. A quota of troops. See synonyms under INCIDENTAL. [<L contingens, -entis, ppr. of contingere. See CONTACT.]
—con·tin′gent·ly adverb
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