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supervene
su·per·vene
[
spər vn
]
(
past and past participle
su·per·vened
,
present participle
su·per·ven·ing
,
3rd person present singular
su·per·venes
)
intransitive verb
Definition:
1.
follow unexpectedly:
to follow or come about unexpectedly, usually interrupting or changing what is going on
2.
follow immediately:
to follow immediately after something
[
Mid-17th century. < Latin
supervenire
<
super
"over, above" +
venire
"come"
]
su·per·ven·tion
[
spər vénsh'n
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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su·per·ven·tion [ spər vénsh'n ] noun
