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ad·ven·ture [ əd vénchər ]

noun (plural ad·ven·tures)

Definition:

1. exciting experience: an exciting or extraordinary event or series of events

2. bold undertaking: an undertaking involving uncertainty and risk

3. involvement in bold undertakings: the participation or willingness to participate in things that involve uncertainty and risk

Where's your sense of adventure?

4. financial speculation: a risky or speculative financial undertaking

verb (past and past participle ad·ven·tured, present participle ad·ven·tur·ing, 3rd person present singular ad·ven·tures)

Definition:

1. transitive verb risk saying something: to risk saying something that other people may disagree with or find offensive

2. transitive verb put something at risk: to put something at risk or in danger

3. intransitive verb risk danger: to dare to go somewhere new or engage in something dangerous

[13th century. Via French aventure< Latin adventurus "about to arrive," future participle of advenire (see Advent)]

Cultural Note


	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a novel by Mark Twain (1884). Conceived as a sequel to Tom Sawyer, it focuses on subsequent events in the life of Tom's friend Huckleberry Finn. With its realistic portrayal of frontier life, it is generally seen as a more adult book than its predecessor.