Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Adventure; chance; accident; specifically, in old law, a mischance causing a person's death without felony, as drowning or falling from a house.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Accident; chance; adventure.
- noun (Old Law) A mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete
Accident ;chance ;adventure . - noun obsolete A
mischance causing a person'sdeath withoutfelony , as bydrowning , orfalling into thefire .
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Examples
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The term aventure is used in French to mean a fling.
Slate Magazine 2010
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Well nobody can deny the fact that the kind of aventure one gets while blind dating someone is enormous.
Adventures of Dating 2008
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Je vous souhaite bonne chance pour la suite de cette belle aventure.
Global Voices in English » Gabon: Presidential Candidate Uses Social Media in Historic Election 2009
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With the largest show band in branson and an opportunity to perform his live show at "The Grand Palace" where the stars play were in need of immediate investors to help in the project, we offer the best return on a capitol aventure.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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J'adore suivre les évènements de votre vie -- toujours un aventure avec Kristin à votre côté, n'est-ce pas?
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J'adore suivre les évènements de votre vie--toujours un aventure avec Kristin à votre côté, n'est-ce pas?
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Video: Closest moose shot you'll ever get (aventure-chasse-peche-video. com)
Week In Review: Best of the Boards Dave Hurteau 2008
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Science fiction, men's action aventure, most any kind of fiction that might carry some sort of stigma, real or perceived.
Uncovered: A Hidden Down-side for eBooks J. Steven York 2009
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My kid, streaking boldly through the cobblestone streets of the sketchy/touristy area of the city, loving every minute of our "aventure."
blog: January 2009 2009
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Science fiction, men's action aventure, most any kind of fiction that might carry some sort of stigma, real or perceived.
Archive 2009-11-01 J. Steven York 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word aventure
"Adventure; chance; accident; specifically, in old law, a mischance causing a person's death without felony, as drowning or falling from a house."
--Century Dictionary
December 8, 2010