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Word entry · 9 letters

potential

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"Possible ability"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /pəˈtɛnʃəl/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aeilnopttStarts with PEnds with L1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. existing in possibility

Word origin

From Late Latin potentialis, from Latin potentia (“power”), from potens (“powerful”). By surface analysis, potent + -ial.

Used in a sentence

  • Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician.
  • Comrades, our own fleet doesn't know our full potential. They will do everything possible to test us, but they will only test their own embarrassment.
  • With some technical improvement, I could see how the process of imitating my work would soon become fast and streamlined, and the many dark potentials bubbled to the forefront of my mind.

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