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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTINGENCE

contingence  [kənˈtɪndʒəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTINGENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contingence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTINGENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of contingence in the English dictionary

The definition of contingence in the dictionary is the state of touching or being in contact.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTINGENCE


allegiance
əˈliːdʒəns
astringence
əˈstrɪndʒəns
birefringence
ˌbaɪrɪˈfrɪndʒəns
constringence
kənˈstrɪndʒəns
convergence
kənˈvɜːdʒəns
diligence
ˈdɪlɪdʒəns
divergence
daɪˈvɜːdʒəns
emergence
ɪˈmɜːdʒəns
exigence
ˈɛksɪdʒəns
indulgence
ɪnˈdʌldʒəns
insurgence
ɪnˈsɜːdʒəns
intelligence
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns
intransigeance
ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒəns
negligence
ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəns
pungence
ˈpʌndʒəns
refringence
rɪˈfrɪndʒəns
resurgence
rɪˈsɜːdʒəns
urgence
ˈɜːdʒəns
vengeance
ˈvɛndʒəns
vergence
ˈvɜːdʒəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTINGENCE

continental glacier
continental quilt
continental shelf
continental shield
Continental System
continentalism
Continentalist
continentally
continently
contingencies
contingency
contingency fee
contingency fund
contingency plan
contingency planning
contingency reserve
contingency table
contingent
contingent liability
contingently

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTINGENCE

actionable intelligence
artificial intelligence
at your convenience
counterintelligence
criminal negligence
Declaration of Indulgence
divulgence
effulgence
emotional intelligence
gross negligence
indigence
intransigence
machine intelligence
marketing intelligence
mergence
misintelligence
overindulgence
re-emergence
social intelligence
submergence
swarm intelligence

Synonyms and antonyms of contingence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contingence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTINGENCE

Find out the translation of contingence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contingence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contingence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

偶然性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contingencia
570 millions of speakers

English

contingence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

contingence
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

contingence
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сопряженность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contingência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

contingence
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contingence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kontinjen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kontingenz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

contingence
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

contingence
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contingence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

contingence
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

contingence
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकस्मिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kontenjans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contingenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

contingence
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спряженість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contingență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

contingence
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eventualiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

contingence
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

contingence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contingence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTINGENCE»

The term «contingence» is regularly used and occupies the 86.416 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of contingence
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTINGENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contingence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTINGENCE»

Discover the use of contingence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contingence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Time, Space and Ethics in the Philosophy of Watsuji Tetsurō, ...
problème de la contingence, 31; KSZ, 2:51. problème de la contingence, 32; KSZ , 2:50. problème de la contingence, 51; KSZ, 2:73–74. problème de la contingence, 54; KSZ, 2:77. problème de la contingence, 57; KSZ, 2:80. problème de la ...
Graham Mayeda, 2006
2
Recent Philosophy, 2 Volumes: Hegel to the Present
Paris, 1921. Taught the history of philosophy at the Sorbonne; director of the Thiers Foundation, Paris. Main philosophical works: De la contingence des lois de la nature (Paris: Germer—Baillere, 1874), 2nd edition (Paris: Alcan, 1896), English ...
Etienne Gilson, Thomas Langan, Armand A. Maurer, 2005
3
Overcome by Modernity: History, Culture, and Community in ...
Color differentiation was purely a contingent occurrence, an accident of place that implied no standard of valuation whatsoever. Yet, contingence could put into place its own logic of necessity (2:259). The metaphysical wonder of contingence , ...
Harry D. Harootunian, 2000
4
The Freedom of the Migrant: Objections to Nationalism
leave the first contingence so that I may enter another one at the same level, I am a refugee. I have become neither outraged nor engaged but have allowed myself to drift. There is no dignity in such movement. However, if I leave the first ...
Vilém Flusser, Anke K. Finger, 2003
5
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: Metaphysics and its foundations I
Perhaps the most persistently misunderstood part of the philosophy of Leibniz is his theory of contingence. This theory is deeply rooted in Leibniz's logic, and it is therefore not surprising that it was little understood before the work of Couturat ...
R. S. Woolhouse, 1994
6
Persons, Powers, and Pluralities: Toward a Trinitarian ...
30 Much of the responsibility for the “remarkable character” of the universe must be firmly laid upon the shoulders of Torrance's conception of contingence. There are two features in particular that must be developed further as they are central ...
Eric G. Flett, 2011
7
Freedom and Nature: The Voluntary and the Involuntary
The nothingness which always accompanies me and which expresses my very contingence mingles with that other nothingness beyond my reach, my nothingess to come which is only grasped by most abstract knowledge. Thus there arises a ...
Paul Ricoeur, 1966
8
An Inquiry Respecting the Self-Determining Power of the Will
Yet even in this application of the term contingence, there is no intention of denying the dependence of events upon some cause. Thus the Assembly of Divines at Westminster, in their Confession of Faith, speak of the "contingency of second ...
Jeremiah Day, 2001
9
Thomas F. Torrance: Theologian of the Trinity
Torrance attributes this idea of contingence to Christian reflection on the incarnation as a wholly new idea that differed from Greek philosophy and science which saw the contingent as accidental and as the antithesis of "what is necessary or ...
Professor Paul D Molnar, 2013
10
Other Analyses
critique chez Kant dans la Philosophie du droit, sous le nom de contingence (car la frontière, c'est bien le lieu de la contingence). Selon la remarque au §333, je cite, La conception kantienne d'une paix éternelle par une ligue des Etats qui ...
Geoffrey Bennington, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTINGENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contingence is used in the context of the following news items.
1
DHFL now offers retail FD plan with health benefit
"The medical contingence requirement, if any, can be set up now using this DHFL deposit scheme," said Suresh Sadagopan, the founder of ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
2
Secoué par le séisme, Katmandou sort de l'impasse politique
Le plan de contingence, élaboré par le gouvernement avec l'ONU et les grandes ONG, qui préparait la réponse à un tremblement de terre, ... «Le Devoir, Jun 15»
3
Haïti–Conjoncture : Quand les élections éclipsent les autres …
Le gouvernement d'Evans Paul annonce une disponibilité de 10 millions de gourdes pour financer le plan de contingence nationale. Plus de ... «AlterPresse-Haïti, Jun 15»
4
At least 6 answers in CLAT key are almost certainly wrong: CLAT …
Taking into contingence these representations, an expert committee has been constituted to look into the matter. Publication of the proposed ... «Legally India, Jun 15»
5
Nixon Surf Challenge returns and is heading to Hainan, China
The Island of Hainan does have a small contingence of surfers and a few known spots, but the Surf Challenge will be setting off to discover new ... «Surf Report UK, May 15»
6
Is Silicon Valley Having a Fashion Moment?
While there has always been a contingence of chic San Franciscans obsessed enough with fashion to buy couture – namely Danielle Steel and ... «Fashionista, May 15»
7
Randa And Trip Pony Announce Joint Tour
In celebration of creative contingence, the good vibe-filled artists will be hosting parties at various music venues around the country while ... «Undertheradar, May 15»
8
Brown & Brown's (BRO) CEO Powell Brown on Q1 2015 Results …
Excluding Wright, our EBITDAC margin decreased by 10 basis points which was driven by lower contingence and lower gains on sales versus ... «Seeking Alpha, Apr 15»
9
SERE training prepares aircrew for the worst
Every month, he teaches the Code of Conduct training that includes water survival, emergency parachute, conduct after capture, contingence ... «Air Force Link, Mar 15»
10
Utility stores want subsidy on household items
Out of the 16,000, almost 30% are working on contract basis, 30% on contingence and almost 40% on permanent basis. Published in The ... «The Express Tribune, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Contingence [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/contingence>. Apr 2024 ».
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