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Offbeat word origins by @jesszafarris, author, ONCE UPON A WORD (amzn.to/3a7Ea), currently @adweek, formerly @writersdigest
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"Adventure" used to simply mean anything happening by chance or luck. It is from the Latin phrase adventura res, meaning “a thing about to happen.” It took on the meaning of “an exciting incident” or a marvelous story in the 1500s, as fiction became more widespread.

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