acontecimiento

Definitions of acontecimiento
  1. noun
    a vaguely specified social event
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    fiesta, guateque
    an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment
    celebración
    a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
    ceremonia, ceremonial
    a formal event performed on a special occasion
    cóctel
    an afternoon party at which cocktails are served
    baile
    a party for social dancing
    certamen de whist
    a progressive whist party
    funeral
    a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
    boda, casamiento, himeneo, nupcias
    the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
    pompa
    a rich and spectacular ceremony
    comienzo
    a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
    conmemoración
    a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
    ceremonia militar
    a formal ceremony performed by military personnel
    iniciación
    a formal entry into an organization or position or office
    formalidad, formalidades
    a requirement of etiquette or custom
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    evento social
    an event characteristic of persons forming groups
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