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111peradventure — perhaps; possibly; by adventure; by chance Forthright s Forsoothery …
112data — Perhaps no other word better illustrates the extent to which questions of usage are often largely a matter of fashion. In Latin, data is of course a plural, and until fairly recent times virtually all authorities insisted, often quite… …
113new — Perhaps no word appears superfluously in text more often than new, as in each of these examples: New chairman named at Weir Group (Financial Times headline); Yet another Steven Spielberg film seems poised to set new records at the box office… …
114thoure — perhaps for ‘þo were.’ RG. 534, sed qu? …
115maybe then — perhaps then, maybe at that time …
116might n — Perhaps I will, said Tom with all his might. stalagmite n …
117Peter — Perhaps the best known pun is one that requires a basic knowledge of Greek to achieve its effect. Saint Matthew, in Chapter XVI, Verse 18, has Christ say, Thou are Peter (Greek Petros) and upon this rock (Greek petra) I will build my church …
118if not — perhaps even (used to introduce a more extreme term than one first mentioned). → if …
119lead up to — perhaps these informal meetings will lead up to a more formal relationship Syn: prepare the way for, pave the way for, lay the groundwork for, set the scene for, work up/around to …
120Carnuntum — Perhaps the most striking and important Roman archaeological site in Austria, Carnuntum lies roughly 80 kilometers southeast of Vienna. The name may be of Celtic origin. Established by the Romans in 15 CE, it was initially used to quarter a… …
