avvenimento
event
noun ahv-veh-nee-MEN-toh Less Common
Origin: From Latin advenire (to come to pass), from ad- + venire (to come).
Also means
occurrence
Usage Note
Avvenimento emphasises a noteworthy or historic occurrence — more weighty than the everyday evento. Newspapers use it for significant happenings: un avvenimento storico. The plural avvenimenti is regular. Do not confuse with avventura (adventure) or avvento (advent, arrival).
Examples
"È stato un avvenimento storico per il paese."
Natural Translation
It was a historic event for the country.

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