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Webster 1913 Edition
Occurrence
1.
A coming or happening;
as, the
. occurrence
of a railway collisionVoyages detain the mind by the perpetual
occurrence
and expectation of something new. I. Watts.
2.
Any event or incident; esp., one which happens without being designed or expected;
as, an unusual
. occurrence
, or the ordinary occurrences
of lifeAll the
occurrence
of my fortune. Shakespeare
Syn. – See
Event
. Webster 1828 Edition
Occurrence
OCCUR'RENCE
,Noun.
1.
Literally, a coming or happening; hence, any incident or accidental event; that which happens without being designed or expected; any single event. We speak of an unusual occurrence, or of the ordinary occurrences of life.2.
Occasional presentation.Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new.
Definition 2024
occurrence
occurrence
English
Noun
occurrence (plural occurrences)
- Actual instance when a situation arises.
- 2013 June 29, “Unspontaneous combustion”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 29:
- Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia. The cheapest way to clear logged woodland is to burn it, producing an acrid cloud of foul white smoke that, carried by the wind, can cover hundreds, or even thousands, of square miles.
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Usage notes
- This word is often misspelled occurence, occurrance or occurance.
Related terms
Translations
actual instance where a situation arises
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