"perchance" meaning in All languages combined

See perchance on Wiktionary

Adverb [Anglais]

IPA: \pɜː.ˈtʃænts\ ou \pɜː.ˈtʃæns\, \pɜː.ˈtʃænts\ ou \pɜː.ˈtʃæns\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perchance.wav
  1. Peut-être.
    Sense id: fr-perchance-en-adv-qsSctMUQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: by any chance, maybe, peradventure, perhaps, possibly, mayhap
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