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probable

adjective
 
 /ˈprɑb·ə·bəl/

Definition

likely to be true or likely to happen: The doctor said that the most probable cause of death was heart failure. probably
 
 /ˈprɑb·ə·bli/ adverb [not gradable]
I’ll probably be home about midnight.
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