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mayhap

  • /ˈmeɪhæp/

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From the phrase “it may hap”.

adverb

  1. archaic, not comparable, rare Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance. I'm one that has spoken to a King, I am: mayhap you'll never see such another […]

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"mayhap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mayhap. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mayhap. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mayhap

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"mayhap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mayhap.

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@misc{mayhap_2026,
  title = {mayhap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mayhap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}