supervenience

Variant of supervene

supervene definition

su·per·vene (so̵̅o̅′pər vēn′)

intransitive verb supervened -·vened′, supervening -·ven′·ing

  1. to come or happen as something extraneous or unexpected
  2. to take place; ensue

Etymology: L supervenire, to come over or upon, follow < super- (see super-) + venire, to come

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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