supervenient

adjective su·per·ve·nient \-ˈvē-nyənt\

Definition of SUPERVENIENT

: coming or occurring as something additional, extraneous, or unexpected

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Latin supervenient-, superveniens, present participle of supervenire

First Known Use: 1594

Synonyms: accidental, adventitious, alien, extraneous, external, foreign, extrinsic

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