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Adventure n [ME aventure, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL adventura, fr. L adventus, pp. of advenire to arrive, fr. ad- + venire to come -more at Come] [14c] 1a: an undertaking usu. involving danger and unknown risks b: the encountering of risks [the spirit of __] 2: an exciting or remarkable experience [an __ in exotic dining] 3: an enterprise involving financial risk
2 Adventure vb vt[14c] 1: to expose to danger or loss: Venture 2: to venture upon: Try -vi 1: to proceed despite risk 2: to take the risk
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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