Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Chance (-s, -'s)
chance (-s, -'s), n. [ME chea(u)nce < late L. cadent-, falling; see cadence.] (webplay: bird's, come, escape, event, luck, misfortune, pass, place, possibility, take, time, unknown).
- Accident; coincidence; fluke; fortuity.
- Gamble; hazard; risk; possibility of danger or harm.
- Likeliness; odds; probability; prospect; possibility of a given event occurring.
- Opportunity; occasion.
- Randomness; unpredictability.
- Phrase. “take my Chance with”: risk experiencing.
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