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in potentia

/ˌɪn pɒˈtɛnʃɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
in- po-ten-tia
IPA
/ˌɪn pɒˈtɛnʃɑː/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Potentially; in posse but not in esse.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in potentia, from in (“in”) + potentiā, ablative singular form of potentia (“force; power”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌɪn pɒˈtɛnʃɑː/

Inflected Forms

in potentiâ (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce in potentia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn pɒˈtɛnʃɑː/.
What does in potentia mean?
Potentially; in posse but not in esse.
Where does in potentia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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