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supervenient (adjective), more supervenient, most supervenient
1. Relating to something that comes afterwards, as an extraneously or additionally unexpected surprise: When Maxine went to university graduation ceremony, she had a supervenient shock when the president announced that she was the most outstanding academic student of her class.
2. Etymology: from Latin supervenire, "to come above, to come upon"; from super, "above, over" + venire, "to come".
Referring to something that is unexpected or additional.

Pertaining to anything that is occurring as a surprise.
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