ADVENTURE, an extraordinary and surprising enterprise or accident, either real or fictitious. See FABLE.
Novels, romances, etc. are chiefly taken up in relating the adventures of cavaliers, lovers, etc. See NOVEL and ROMANCE. The word is French and literally denotes an event or accident.
Company of Merchant Adventurers, was an ancient denomination of the Hamburg Company. See HAMBURG COMPANY.
ADVENTURE
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