| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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contingent
1) dependent upon something uncertain; 2) possible; 3) fortuitous (happening by chance)
The success of the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific was contingent upon the assistance of Indian tribes.
Related English word: contingency (uncertainty; an accident) Latin root word: tango, tangere, tetigi, tactus - to touch; contingo, contingere, contigi, contactus - to touch; to affect; to reach; to happen
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