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  • 1event — e|vent W1S1 [ıˈvent] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(interesting/exciting)¦ 2¦(social gathering)¦ 3¦(race/competition)¦ 4 in any/either event 5 in the event 6 in the event of something 7 in the normal course of events ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin:… …

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  • 2event — noun 1 INTERESTING/EXCITING (C) something that happens, especially something important, interesting or unusual: the most important events of 1994 | The article discusses the events which led up to the prime minister s resignation. | sequence of… …

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  • 3event, incident, episode — Each of these words refers to something that happens or is regarded as happening, to some action or occurrence. An event is an important happening, one connected with previous happenings: The principal event of the meeting was the report from the …

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  • 4non-event — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms non event : singular non event plural non events an event that is not as exciting as you expected it to be The concert turned out to be a bit of a non event …

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  • 5non-event — non e vent n [C usually singular] an event that is disappointing because it is much less interesting, exciting, or important than you expected ▪ In the end, the match turned out to be a non event …

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  • 6non-event — noun (countable usually singular) an event that is disappointing because it is much less interesting and exciting than you expected: The conference was a bit of a non event hardly anyone turned up for it …

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  • 7History of K-1 — The history of K 1 can be called the history of Seidokaikan, which is a school of Full contact karate that preceded K 1.Beginning (1993 1994)K 1 s eight year history began with the revolutionary vision of Japan s Kazuyoshi Ishii. Following a… …

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  • 8Ice Skating — ▪ 2009 Introduction Figure Skating.        Canada came away as the biggest winner at the 2008 International Skating Union (ISU) world figure skating championships, held in March in Göteborg, Swed., by capturing a gold, a silver, and a bronze… …

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  • 9British television Apollo 11 coverage — infobox television show name = British Television Apollo 11 coverage caption = James Burke, one of the main presenters of the BBC s coverage of the Apollo 11 mission, reviews its launch earlier in the day on 16 July 1969 format = News, Science,… …

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  • 10astronomy — /euh stron euh mee/, n. the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth s atmosphere. [1175 1225; ME astronomie ( < AF) < L astronomia < Gk. See ASTRO , NOMY] * * * I Science dealing with the origin, evolution, composition,&#8230; …

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