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happening
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happening
n.
occasion; occurrence, event
happen
v.
occur, take place
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Happening
A happening is a performance, event or situation meant to be considered art, usually as performance art. Happenings occur anywhere and are often multi-disciplinary, with a nonlinear narrative and the active participation of the audience. Key elements of happenings are planned but artists sometimes retain room for improvisation. This new media art aspect to happenings eliminates the boundary between the artwork and its viewer.
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happening
Noun
1. an event that happens
(synonym) occurrence, natural event
(hypernym) event
(hyponym) accompaniment, concomitant, co-occurrence
(derivation) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
Adjective
1. taking place; "the parade is still happening"
(similar) on
happen
Verb
1. come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
(synonym) hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
(hyponym) break, recrudesce, develop
(derivation) happening, occurrence, natural event
2. happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana)
(synonym) befall, bechance
(hypernym) hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
3. chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; "I happen to have just what you need!"
(hypernym) chance
(verb-group) befall, bechance
4. come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"
(synonym) materialize, materialise
(hypernym) hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
(hyponym) appear, come out
5. come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
(synonym) find, chance, bump, encounter
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Happening (das)
n.
happening, event
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happening
nm.
happening, occasion; occurrence, event
