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NONEVENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nonevent mean?
• NONEVENT (noun)
The noun NONEVENT has 1 sense:
1. an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected
Familiarity information: NONEVENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("nonevent" is a kind of...):
event (something that happens at a given place and time)
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