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e⋅vent
[i-vent] 
–noun
—Idioms| 1. | something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, esp. one of some importance. |
| 2. | the outcome, issue, or result of anything: The venture had no successful event. |
| 3. | something that occurs in a certain place during a particular interval of time. |
| 4. | Physics. in relativity, an occurrence that is sharply localized at a single point in space and instant of time. Compare world point. |
| 5. | Sports. any of the contests in a program made up of one sport or of a number of sports: The broad jump event followed the pole vault. |
| 6. | in any event, regardless of what happens; in any case. Also, at all events. |
| 7. | in the event of, if there should be: In the event of rain, the party will be held indoors. |
| 8. | in the event that, if it should happen that; in case: In the event that I can't come back by seven, you can eat without me. |
Origin:
1560–70; < L ēventus occurrence, outcome, equiv. to ēven(īre) to occur, come out + -tus suffix of v. action
1560–70; < L ēventus occurrence, outcome, equiv. to ēven(īre) to occur, come out + -tus suffix of v. action
Related forms:
e⋅vent⋅less, adjective
Synonyms:
1. happening, affair, case, circumstance. Event, episode, incident, occurrence are terms for a happening. An event is usually an important happening: historical events. An episode is one of a series of happenings in a person's life or in a narrative: an episode in one's life. An incident is an event of usually minor importance: an amusing incident in a play. An occurrence is something that happens, often by surprise: His arrival was an unexpected occurrence. 2. consequence.
1. happening, affair, case, circumstance. Event, episode, incident, occurrence are terms for a happening. An event is usually an important happening: historical events. An episode is one of a series of happenings in a person's life or in a narrative: an episode in one's life. An incident is an event of usually minor importance: an amusing incident in a play. An occurrence is something that happens, often by surprise: His arrival was an unexpected occurrence. 2. consequence.
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| e·vent (ĭ-věnt') n.
[Latin ēventus, from past participle of ēvenīre, to happen : ē-, ex-, ex- + venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.] e·vent'less adj. |
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