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supervene
supervene [ spər vn ] (3rd person present singular supervenes, present participle supervening, past and past participle supervened)


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']

supervenience noun
supervenient adjective
supervention [ spər vénsh'n ] noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [World English Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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