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non⋅e⋅vent

[non-i-vent]
–noun
1. an event or situation that is anticipated but does not occur or occurs with much less than the expected impact, esp. one that has been widely publicized; anticlimax.
2. an occurrence of only superficial interest or content; a dull or insignificant occasion.

Origin:
1960–65; non- + event
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non·e·vent   (nŏn'ĭ-věnt')   
n.   Informal
An anticipated or highly publicized event that does not occur or proves anticlimactic or boring.
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