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Antonyms for contingent

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : kuh n-tin-juh nt
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɪn dʒənt


Definition of contingent

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French contingent or directly from Latin contingentem (nominative contingens) "happening, touching," present participle of contingere "to touch" (see contact). The noun is from 1540s, "thing happening by chance;" as "a group forming part of a larger group" from 1727.
  • adj conditional; possible
  • noun group of followers
Example sentences :
  • The 58th Ohio, (German,) also contained a Cleveland contingent.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • The contingent numbered sixteen Europeans, and about 350 natives.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • Was crowned in Westminster Abbey, but without the American contingent.
  • Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
  • He paid a contingent fee and was listed as one of the competitors.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
  • In recent years preceding, the annual contingent had been about 430,000.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • Applause, and a round of "wunderschoning" and pracht volleying from the German contingent.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • I couldn't get near the Italian contingent, but they chattered loudly.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • It was he, who, during the illness of the then Premier, despatched the contingent to the Soudan.
  • Extract from : « Six Letters From the Colonies » by Robert Seaton
  • I do not suppose that there is anywhere at this time such a contingent to be found in London.
  • Extract from : « Recollections » by David Christie Murray
  • But these sacrifices are distant, contingent, and inconsiderable.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various

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