Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supervenience

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-ve-nience
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being supervenient, of being in a dependency relationship such that an object with the supervened properties must also have the supervening properties.

Uncountable

Etymology

From supervenient + -ence.

Usage

Inflected Forms

superveniences (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

convenience supervene supervenient

Synonyms

supervention

Questions

What does supervenience mean?
The state or quality of being supervenient, of being in a dependency relationship such that an object with the supervened properties must also have the supervening properties.
Where does supervenience come from?
From supervenient + -ence.

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