Event

  • 41event — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. occasion, occurrence, happening; affair, episode, incident; gala affair or occasion, holiday; experience; circumstance, issue, outcome, result. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Anything that happens] Syn.… …

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  • 42event — n. 1 a thing that happens or takes place, esp. one of importance. 2 a the fact of a thing s occurring. b a result or outcome. 3 an item in a sports programme, or the programme as a whole. 4 Physics a single occurrence of a process, e.g. the… …

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  • 43event — noun 1) an annual event Syn: occurrence, happening, proceeding, incident, affair, circumstance, occasion, phenomenon; function, gathering; informal bash 2) the team lost the event Syn: competition …

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  • 44event — See: IN ANY CASE or AT ALL EVENTS, IN ANY CASE also IN ANY EVENT or AT ALL EVENTS, IN CASE or IN THE EVENT, IN CASE OF also IN THE EVENT OF …

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  • 45event — See: IN ANY CASE or AT ALL EVENTS, IN ANY CASE also IN ANY EVENT or AT ALL EVENTS, IN CASE or IN THE EVENT, IN CASE OF also IN THE EVENT OF …

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  • 46event — A change or happening. The central debate in the philosophy of events is whether they are to be thought of as individuals, like objects, capable of date and place and capable of being described in different ways, or whether they are more like… …

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  • 47event — See: in any case or at all events, in any case also in any event or at all events, in case or in the event, in case of also in the event of …

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  • 48event — noun 1》 a thing that takes place.     ↘a public or social occasion. 2》 each of several contests making up a sports competition. 3》 Physics a single occurrence of a process, e.g. the ionization of one atom. Phrases in any event (or at all events)… …

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  • 49event — noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin eventus, from evenire to happen, from e + venire to come more at come Date: 1549 1. a. archaic outcome b. the final outcome or determination of a legal action c. a postulated… …

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  • 50event — sentinel e. a type of clinical indicator used to monitor and appraise the quality of care, indluding events that require immediate attention. * * * event i vent n an adverse or damaging medical occurrence <a heart attack or other cardiac… …

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