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supervenient

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-ve-nient
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a relationship with another set such that membership in the other set implies membership in the present set

adj

Supervening; occurring subsequently; coming after something, especially when not causally connected.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin supervenient-, stem of superveniens, present participle of supervenio (“to come to or in addition to, to overtake”).

Inflected Forms

more supervenient (comparative) most supervenient (superlative)

Derived Forms

superdupervenient superveniently

Frequently Paired Words

convene convenient subvenient supervene supervenience

Questions

What does supervenient mean?
In a relationship with another set such that membership in the other set implies membership in the present set
Where does supervenient come from?
From Latin supervenient-, stem of superveniens, present participle of supervenio (“to come to or in addition to, to overtake”).

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