event
n.
occurrence, happening; competition, contest
Event
event
Noun
1. something that happens at a given place and time
(hyponym) group action
2. a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
(synonym) case
(hypernym) circumstance
3. a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
(hypernym) physical phenomenon
(classification) relativity, theory of relativity, relativity theory, Einstein's theory of relativity
4. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
(synonym) consequence, effect, outcome, result, issue, upshot
(hypernym) phenomenon
(hyponym) offspring, materialization, materialisation
(derivation) eventuate
évent (m)
n.
blowhole
Event
(v. t.)
To break forth.
(n.)
The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates.
(n.)
That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.
(n.)
An affair in hand; business; enterprise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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