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supervenience

noun

The state or quality of being supervenient, of being in a dependency relationship such that an object with the supervened properties must also have the supervening properties.

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Meanings

nounsupervenience (usually uncountable, plural superveniences)

plural superveniences

uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesThe state or quality of being supervenient, of being in a dependency relationship such that an object with the supervened properties must also have the supervening properties.
Synonyms: supervention

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nounThe state or quality of being supervenient, of being in a dependency relationship such that an object with the supervened properties must also have the supervening properties.

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Origin

From supervenient + -ence.

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APA

supervenience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supervenience

MLA

“supervenience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supervenience. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supervenience,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supervenience.

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