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acontecimiento

event, occurrence

noun ah-kon-teh-see-MYEN-toh Less Common
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Usage Note

Acontecimiento is a formal or literary word for a notable event, more weighty than evento or suceso. It is common in journalism and historical writing (un acontecimiento histórico). The everyday conversational equivalent is evento (borrowed) or hecho ('fact, happening'). Its length (six syllables) marks it as a register marker — reaching for it in casual speech can sound over-formal.

Examples

"La boda fue un acontecimiento memorable."

Natural Translation

The wedding was a memorable event.

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