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occurrence |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Occurrence \Oc*cur"rence\, n. [Cf. F. occurrence. See {Occur}.] 1. A coming or happening; as the occurence of a railway collision. Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new --I. Watts. 2. Any incident or event; esp., one which happens without being designed or expected; as an unusual occurrence, or the ordinary occurrences of life. All the occurrence of my fortune. --Shak. Syn: See {Event}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: occurrence n 1: an event that happens [syn: {happening}, {natural event}] 2: an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"
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