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Supervention

Supervention \Su`per*ven"tion\, n. [L. superventio.] The act of supervening.
--Bp. Hall.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
supervention

1640s, from Late Latin superventionem (nominative superventio), noun of action from past participle stem of supervenire "come in addition to" (see supervene).

Wiktionary
supervention

n. The act of supervene

WordNet
supervention

n. a following on in addition

Usage examples of "supervention".

Euphemisms for its hopeless fragments obscure truth and invite supervention of the natural forces that destroy nations.