- occurrence
- noun /əˈkʌɹəns,əˈkɚəns/Actual instance where a situation arises , Note: This word is often misspelled occurence, occurrance or occurance.See Also: recurrence
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occurrence — [ ɔkyrɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1440; du lat. occurrere → occurrent 1 ♦ Littér. Cas, circonstance. « changeant de route suivant l occurrence » ( Balzac). Mod. (dans des loc.) EN L OCCURRENCE : dans le cas présent. La personne responsable, en l occurrence, M … Encyclopédie Universelle
occurrence — occurrence, event, incident, episode, circumstance are comparable when they denote something that happens or takes place. Occurrence is the general term for something which takes place {such a happy and convenient occurrence, the princess s… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Occurrence — Oc*cur rence, n. [Cf. F. occurrence. See {Occur}.] 1. A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision. [1913 Webster] Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
occurrence — oc·cur·rence n: something that takes place; esp: an accident, event, or continuing condition that causes personal or property damage that is unintended or unexpected from the standpoint of an insured party making a claim Merriam Webster’s… … Law dictionary
occurrence — [ə kʉr′əns] n. 1. the act or fact of occurring 2. something that occurs; event; incident occurrent adj. SYN. OCCURRENCE is the general word for anything that happens or takes place [an unforeseen occurrence]; an EVENT is an occurrence of relative … English World dictionary
occurrence — Occurrence. s. f. v. Rencontre, evenement fortuit, occasion. Favorable occurrence. dans cette fascheuse occurrence. je m en souviendray dans les occurrences. il a disposé cela pour s en servir selon les occurrences … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Occurrence — • The coinciding of two liturgical offices on one and the same day Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
occurrence — (n.) 1530s, from M.L. occurrentia, from L. occurentem (nom. occurens), prp. of occurrere (see OCCUR (Cf. occur)) … Etymology dictionary
occurrence — [n] happening, development accident, adventure, affair, appearance, circumstance, condition, contingency, emergency, episode, event, exigency, existence, incidence, incident, instance, juncture, manifestation, materialization, occasion, pass,… … New thesaurus
occurrence — Occurrence, f. penac. Survenue inesperée, Achoison, Insperatus rei alicuius euentus, Il pourvoit sagement à toutes occurrences d affaires, Non vulgari prudentia iis quae occurrunt negotiis adest … Thresor de la langue françoyse
occurrence — ► NOUN 1) the fact or frequency of something occurring. 2) a thing that occurs; an incident or event … English terms dictionary
