event in a work of fiction

C10309
concept

An event in a work of fiction is a discrete occurrence or happening within the narrative that causes change, advances the plot, or reveals character or theme.

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All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
fictional event 127
part of a novel 11
fictional historical event 9

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: event in a work of fiction
Generated description
An event in a work of fiction is a discrete occurrence or happening within the narrative that causes change, advances the plot, or reveals character or theme.

Instances (166)

Instance Via concept surface
Yule Ball fictional event
ordered experiments with Dark Eco on Jak fictional event
Siege of Trenzalore fictional event
Order 66 fictional event
encounter with the Star Maker
surface form: Encounter with the Star Maker
fictional event
destruction of Macondo fictional event
Del lado de acá part of a novel
Halloween Heist competitions fictional event series
Texas hold 'em poker (in the 2006 film) fictional card game event
conquest of Cybertron fictional event
siege of Lanka (Longka) event in Thai literature
The Festival of Serpents fictional event
Operation Grand Slam fictional event
sabotage of reactor cooling system (film)
surface form: Sabotage of reactor cooling system (film event)
fictional event
Waterless Flood fictional event
Persecution of Muggle-born witches and wizards fictional event
Second Wizarding War event in the Harry Potter series
Triwizard Tournament event in the Harry Potter series
Judgment Day
surface form: Judgment Day (Terminator)
fictional event
Battle of the Department of Mysteries event in the Harry Potter series
Battle of the Astronomy Tower event in the Harry Potter series
Battle of the Seven Potters event in the Harry Potter series
The Battle of New York fictional event
The Blip fictional event
fall of Jupiter fictional event
Box Hill picnic fictional event
shootout at Candyland
surface form: Shootout at Candyland
fictional event
Krikkit war —
destruction of Krypton fictional event
Book Three: A Twitch upon the Thread part of a novel
murder of Don Andrea fictional event
Music of the Ainur fictional event
Elsa’s coronation fictional event
Great Freeze fictional event
Eternal winter fictional event
Evacuation during Dark Sea flood fictional event
pike border massacre
surface form: Pike Border Massacre
fictional event
At Sea part of a novel
The Disaster of the Gladden Fields fictional event
Enchantment Under the Sea dance at Hill Valley High School fictional event
Last Great Time War event in the Doctor Who universe
Red to join him in Zihuatanejo fictional event
Hate Week fictional event
Fall of the Galactic Empire fictional historical event
Bellagio vault robbery fictional event
London Underground bombing fictional event
Duel on Mustafar fictional event
Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Vader duel fictional event
“Die Erwartung” (The Expectation)
surface form: Die Erwartung
part of a novel
Declaration of a New Order in-universe event