About The Word Obvention
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What's The Definition Of Obvention?Synonyms | Synonyms for Obvention: Related Terms | Find terms related to Obvention: See Also | Obvention In Webster's Dictionary \Ob*ven"tion\, n. [L. obvention, fr. obvenire to come
before or in the way of, to befall; ob (see {Ob-}) + venire
to come: cf.F. obvention.]
The act of happening incidentally; that which happens
casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering.
[Obs.] ``Tithes and other obventions.'' --Spenser.
Legacies bequeathed by the deaths of princes and great
persons, and other casualities and obventions.
--Fuller.
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