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Noun
S:
(n)
event (event%1:03:00::)
(something that happens at a given place and time)
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act (act%1:03:00::)
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deed (deed%1:03:00::)
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human action (human_action%1:03:00::)
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human activity (human_activity%1:03:00::)
(something that people do or cause to happen)
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group action (group_action%1:04:00::)
(action taken by a group of people)
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might-have-been (might-have-been%1:11:00::)
(an event that could have occurred but never did)
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nonevent (nonevent%1:11:00::)
(an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected)
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happening (happening%1:11:00::)
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occurrence (occurrence%1:11:00::)
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occurrent (occurrent%1:11:00::)
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natural event (natural_event%1:11:00::)
(an event that happens)
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social event (social_event%1:11:00::)
(an event characteristic of persons forming groups)
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miracle (miracle%1:11:01::)
(a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent)
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migration (migration%1:11:01::)
((chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule)
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makeup (makeup%1:11:00::)
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make-up (make-up%1:11:00::)
(an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event)
"he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later"
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(n)
zap (zap%1:11:00::)
(a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact)
"they gave it another zap of radiation"
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Fall (fall%1:11:03::)
(the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve)
"women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
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sister term
S:
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event (event%1:26:00::)
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case (case%1:26:00::)
(a special set of circumstances)
"in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"
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event (event%1:19:00::)
(a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory)
domain category
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physical phenomenon (physical_phenomenon%1:19:00::)
(a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)
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consequence (consequence%1:19:00::)
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effect (effect%1:19:00::)
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outcome (outcome%1:19:00::)
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result (result%1:19:00::)
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event (event%1:19:01::)
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issue (issue%1:19:00::)
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upshot (upshot%1:19:00::)
(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"