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Supervention

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su·per·vene  (spr-vn)
intr.v. su·per·vened, su·per·ven·ing, su·per·venes
1. To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected. See Synonyms at follow.
2. To follow immediately after; ensue.
3. Philosophy To be dependent on a set of facts or properties in such a way that change can occur only after change has occurred in those facts or properties.
[Latin supervenre : super-, super- + venre, to come; see gw- in Indo-European roots.]
super·venient (-vnynt) adj.
super·venience (-vnyns) n.
super·vention (-vnshn) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.supervention - a following on in addition
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens


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