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e·vent   (ĭ-věnt')   
n.  
    1. Something that takes place; an occurrence.

    2. A significant occurrence or happening. See Synonyms at occurrence.

    3. A social gathering or activity.

  1. The final result; the outcome.

  2. Sports A contest or an item in a sports program.

  3. Physics A phenomenon or occurrence located at a single point in space-time, regarded as the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory.


[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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