Added 9 October 2026
encounter
/ɪnˈkaʊntə/ noun
In Latin: nanciscor, invenio Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about encounter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A minor short-term fight.
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A casual or unexpected convergence.
he still remembers their meeting in Paris
- A casual meeting with a person or thing.
verb
Origin
From Middle English encountren, from Anglo-Norman encountrer, Old French encontrer (“to confront”), from encontre (“against, counter to”), from Late Latin incontrā (“in front of”) itself from Latin in (“in”) + contrā (“against”).
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