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  1. what-if: Merriam-Webster
  2. what-if, what-if: Collins English Dictionary
  3. What-If, What-if, what-if: Wordnik
  4. what-if: Wiktionary
  5. what-if: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. what-if: Dictionary.com
  7. what-if: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (what-if)

noun:  (informal) A speculation as to what might have happened if something else had happened earlier.
noun:  (informal) A hypothetical case or situation, usually evoked by a sense of anxiety or uncertainty.
verb:  (informal) To speculate about the consequences of something that could have happened.

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