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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