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English noun: event | |||
| 1. | event something that happens at a given place and time | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | psychological feature | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | act, deed, group action, happening, human action, human activity, make-up, makeup, might-have-been, migration, miracle, natural event, nonevent, occurrence, occurrent, social event, zap | ||
| Instance hyponym | Fall | ||
| 2. | event (state) a special set of circumstances | ||
| Samples | In that event, the first possibility is excluded. It may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled. | ||
| Synonyms | case | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circumstance | ||
| 3. | event (phenomenon) a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | physical phenomenon | ||
| Domain category | Einstein's theory of relativity, relativity, relativity theory, theory of relativity | ||
| 4. | event (phenomenon) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | ||
| Samples | The magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise. His decision had depressing consequences for business. He acted very wise after the event. | ||
| Synonyms | consequence, effect, issue, outcome, result, upshot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | phenomenon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, bandwagon effect, branch, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product, byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect, fallout, harvest, impact, influence, knock-on effect, materialisation, materialization, offset, offshoot, offspring, outgrowth, placebo effect, position effect, product, repercussion, response, reverberation, side effect, spillover, wake, wallop | ||
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