"mayhaps" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-us-mayhaps.ogg [US]
Etymology: From mayhap + -s. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mayhap|-s|id2=adverbial}} mayhap + -s Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} mayhaps (not comparable)
  1. Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mayhaps-en-adv-sN1kz5RY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -s (adverbial)

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