event
Nouns
- (n) something that happens at a given place and time
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(n) a special set of circumstances
- in that event, the first possibility is excluded
- it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled
- (n) a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
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(n) 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