occurrence

Noun
Synonyms: happeningoccurrentnatural event

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an event that happensSynonyms: happeningoccurrentnatural 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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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Occurrence \Oc*cur"rence\, n. [Cf. F. occurrence. See Occur.]

1.A coming or happening; as, the occurrence of a railway collision. [1913 Webster]

Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new.— I. Watts.[1913 Webster]

2.Any event or incident; esp., one which happens without being designed or expected; as, an unusual occurrence, or the ordinary occurrences of life. [1913 Webster]

All the occurrence of my fortune.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Syn: See Event. [1913 Webster]

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