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occurrence

[ uh-kur-uhns, uh-kuhr- ]
/ əˈkɜr əns, əˈkʌr- /
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noun

the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
something that happens; event; incident: We were delayed by several unexpected occurrences.

RELATED WORDS

frequency, reappearance, regularity, repetition, return, habituation, intermittence, repetitiveness

Nearby words

occupied territories, occupier, occupy, occur, occur to one, occurrence, occurrent, occy, ocd, ocdm, ocean

Origin of occurrence

1530–40; occurr(ent) + -ence; compare Medieval Latin occurrentia

Related forms

oc·cur·rent, adjectivepre·oc·cur·rence, nounre·oc·cur·rence, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for reoccurrence

occurrence

/ (əˈkʌrəns) /

noun

something that occurs; a happening; event
the act or an instance of occurringa crime of frequent occurrence
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