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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
adventure/ədˈventʃə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 an unusual, exciting, and daring experience.
■ excitement arising from such experiences: in search of adventure.
- 2 archaic a commercial speculation.
– derivatives
adventurer noun,
adventuresome adjective,
adventuress noun.
adventurer noun,
adventuresome adjective,
adventuress noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. aventure (n.), aventurer (v.), based on L. adventurus ‘about to happen’, from advenire ‘arrive’.
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