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outcome

 
Noun outcome has 2 senses
  1. result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
    --1 is a kind of ending, conclusion, finish
    --1 has particulars:
     denouement; deal; decision; decision; consequence, aftermath; poetic justice, just deserts; separation; sequel, subsequence; worst
  2. consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
    --2 is a kind of phenomenon
    --2 has particulars:
     offspring, materialization, materialisation; aftereffect; aftermath, wake, backwash; bandwagon effect; brisance; butterfly effect; by-product, byproduct; change; coattails effect; Coriolis effect; dent; domino effect; harvest; impact, wallop; influence; knock-on effect; outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset; product; placebo effect; position effect; repercussion, reverberation; response; side effect, fallout; spillover
outbursting outbursts outcall outcast outcaste outcasts outclass outclassed outcome outcomes outcoming outcrop outcropping outcroppings outcry outcurse outdated

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