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      adventure
      noun
      (uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
      A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.
      A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
      (video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
      A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
      (obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
      (obsolete) Chance of danger or loss.
      (obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.
      verb
      (archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
      (archaic, transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
      (archaic, intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
      Roots
      veniovent- · Latin · come
      Synonyms for adventure
      escapadenventurenexplorationngamblenchancenrisknexperiencesn
      Words related to adventure
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