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(2009). Most indicate that an event is an occurrence “of some importance” or similar language. Random House Dictionary of the English Language (Second ed. 1987). 5 Although some dictionaries suggest “event” could mean “outcome,” 6 Webster’s and Merriam-Webster’s noted this definition of event is an “archaic” use of the word. Webster’s New College Dictionary (2009) (definition of event); Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th Ed. 2003) (definition of event). Dictionaries often identify “event” as a synonym for “occurrence,” but make distinctions between the two. For example, Webster’s stated that “occurrence is the general word for anything that happens or takes place,” while “an event is an occurrence of relative significance, especially one growing out of earlier happenings or conditions.” Id. (under definition of 5 The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed. 2000) (defining event as “[s]omething that takes place; an occurrence”; a “significant occurrence or happening”; a “social gathering or activity”; the “final result; the outcome”; a “contest or an item in a sports program”); Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th Ed. 2003) (defining event as “outcome”; “the final outcome or determination of a legal action”; “a postulated outcome, condition, or eventually ( in the event that …)”; “something that happens: occurrence”; a “noteworthy happening”, a “social occasion or activity”, and “any of the contests in a program of sports”); Random House Dictionary of the English Language (Second ed. 1987) (“something that happens or is regarding as happening; an occurrence, esp. one of some importance”; “the outcome, issue, or result of anything: The venture had no successful event. ”; “something that occurs in a certain place during a particular interval of time”; and “[a]ny of the contests in a program made up of one sport or of a number of sports”). In discussing synonyms for “event,” Random House stated that an event “is usually an important happening” whereas an occurrence is “something that happens, often by surprise.” The American Heritage Dictionary likewise distinguished occurrence versus event, stating that “[o]ccurrence and happening are the most general” and “[e]vent usually signifies a notable occurrence.” The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed. 2000) (under the definition for occurrence). And Merriam- Webster’s made a similar distinction, stating that an event “usu. implies an occurrence of some importance.” Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th Ed. 2003) (under the definition of occurrence). 6 The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed. 2000) (defining event to include the “final result; the outcome”); Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th Ed. 2003) (defining event to include “outcome”); Random House Dictionary of the English Language (Second ed. 1987) (defining event to include “the outcome, issue, or result of anything: The venture had no successful event .”).
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