English Explanatory Dictionary

in potentia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Potentially; in posse but not in esse.

Pronunciation

ĭn' pŏtĕnʹshä /ˌɪn pɒˈtɛnʃɑː/ /ˌin poˈten.ti.aː/

Word forms

in potentia in potentiâ

Etymology

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

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