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su·per·vene (s

p

r-v

n

)

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 g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

super·venient (-v

n

y

nt) adj.

super·venience (-v

n

y

ns) n.

super·vention (-v

n

sh

n) n.

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