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<i>Bp. Berkely.</i>

<h1>Eventless</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E*vent"less</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Without events; tame; monotomous; marked by nothing unusual; uneventful.</def>

<h1>Eventognathi</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>Ev`en*tog"na*thi</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Dr. <?/ well + <?/ within <?/ the jaw.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of fishes including a vast number of freshwater species such as the carp, loach, chub, etc.</def>

<h1>Eventration</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E`ven*tra*tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>e</ets> out + <ets>venter</ets> belly.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A wound, of large extent, in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The act af disemboweling.</def>

<h1>Eventtual</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E*vent"tu*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>\'82ventiel</ets>. See <er>Event</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Coming or happening as a consequence or result; consequential.</def>

<i>Burke.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Final; ultimate.</def> "<i>Eventual</i> success."

<i>Cooper.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Dependent on events; contingent.</def>

<i>Marshall.</i>

<h1>Eventuality</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E*ven`tu*al"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Eventualities</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>\'82ventualit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The coming as a consequence; contingency; also, an event which comes as a consequence.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Phren.)</fld> <def>Disposition to take cognizance of events.</def>

<h1>Eventually</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E*ven"tu*al*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an eventual manner; finally; ultimately.</def>

<h1>Eventuate</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E*ven"tu*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Eventuated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Eventuating</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To come out finally or in conclusion; to result; to come to pass.</def>

<h1>Eventuation</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>E*ven`tu*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome.</def>

<i>R. W. Hamilton.</i>

<h1>Ever</h1> <Xpage=517>

<hw>Ev"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>ever</ets>, <ets>\'91fre</ets>, AS. <ets>\'91fre</ets>; perh. akin to AS. <ets>\'be</ets> always. Cf. <er>Aye</er>, <er>Age</er>,<er>Evry</er>, <er>Never</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Sometimes contracted into <asp>e'er</asp>.]</altsp> <p><b>1.</b> <def>At any time; at any period or point of time.</def>

<blockquote>No man <b>ever</b> yet hated his own flesh. <i>Eph. v. 29.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>At all times; through all time; always; forever.</def>

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