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occurrence

[uh-kur-uh ns, uh-kuhr-]
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noun
  1. the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
  2. something that happens; event; incident: We were delayed by several unexpected occurrences.
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Origin of occurrence

1530–40; occurr(ent) + -ence; compare Medieval Latin occurrentia
Related formsoc·cur·rent, adjectivepre·oc·cur·rence, nounre·oc·cur·rence, noun

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2. circumstance. See event.
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British Dictionary definitions for reoccurrence

occurrence

noun
  1. something that occurs; a happening; event
  2. the act or an instance of occurringa crime of frequent occurrence
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Word Origin and History for reoccurrence

n.

also re-occurrence, 1804, from re- "again" + occurrence.

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occurrence

n.

1530s, from Middle French occurrence "unexpected happening" or directly from Medieval Latin occurrentia, from Latin occurentem (nominative occurens), present participle of occurrere (see occur).

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