English Explanatory Dictionary

obvention

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering.

Pronunciation

/ɒbˈvɛnʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obvention.wav

Word forms

obvention obventions

Etymology

From Latin obventio, from obvenire (“to come before or in the way of, to befall”), from ob (see ob-) + venire (“to come”). Compare French obvention.

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