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subevent

subevent noun: an event that makes up part of a greater event.

Noun

subevent (plural subevents)

  1. An event that makes up part of a greater event.
  2. A component of a complex event, such as a collision between large particles.

Forms of subevent

pluralsubevents

Origin of subevent

From sub- + event.

Questions about subevent

What does subevent mean?
Subevent means an event that makes up part of a greater event.
What part of speech is subevent?
Subevent is a noun.
What is the plural of subevent?
The plural of subevent is subevents.

Words near subevent in the dictionary

  1. subethers
  2. subethmoidal
  3. subethnic
  4. subethnicities
  5. subethnicity
  6. subevent
  7. subevents
  8. subexaminer
  9. subexaminers
  10. subexcedant
  11. subexcitability

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