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TURN OF EVENTS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does turn of events mean?
• TURN OF EVENTS (noun)
The noun TURN OF EVENTS has 1 sense:
1. an unforeseen development
Familiarity information: TURN OF EVENTS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unforeseen development
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
Context example:
events suddenly took an awkward turn
Hypernyms ("turn of events" is a kind of...):
development (a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation)
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