1.
[syn: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. presently occurring (either causally or incidentally);
- Example: "technical terms are rarely occurrent in literature"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Occurrent \Oc*cur"rent\, n.
1. One who meets; hence, an adversary. [Obs.] --Holland.
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2. Anything that happens; an occurrence. [Obs.]
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These we must meet with in obvious occurrents of the
world. --Sir T.
Browne.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Occurrent \Oc*cur"rent\, a. [L. occurrens, -entis, p. pr. of
occurrere: cf. F. occurrent. See Occur.]
Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
occurrent
adj 1: presently occurring (either causally or incidentally);
"technical terms are rarely occurrent in literature"
n 1: an event that happens [syn: happening, occurrence,
occurrent, natural event]