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occurrence

oc·cur·rence
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-kur-uh ns, uh-kuhr-]
    • /əˈkɜr əns, əˈkʌr-/
    • /əˈkʌr.əns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-kur-uh ns, uh-kuhr-]
    • /əˈkɜr əns, əˈkʌr-/

Definitions of occurrence word

  • noun occurrence the action, fact, or instance of occurring. 1
  • noun occurrence something that happens; event; incident: We were delayed by several unexpected occurrences. 1
  • noun occurrence An incident or event. 1
  • noun occurrence single time 1
  • noun occurrence happening 1
  • countable noun occurrence An occurrence is something that happens. 0
See all 11 definitions of occurrence

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Origin of occurrence

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; occurr(ent) + -ence; compare Medieval Latin occurrentia

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Occurrence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Occurrence

occurrence popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

occurrence usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for occurrence

noun occurrence

  • incidence — the rate or range of occurrence or influence of something, especially of something unwanted: the high incidence of heart disease in men over 40.
  • rate — the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
  • amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
  • existence — The fact or state of living or having objective reality.
  • manifestation — an act of manifesting.
All 36 Synonyms of occurrence

Antonyms for occurrence

noun occurrence

  • denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
  • reality — the state or quality of being real.
  • refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
All 3 Antonyms of occurrence

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Related words

  • event

    A thing that happens, esp. one of importance.

  • case

    A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.

  • incident

    an individual occurrence or event.

  • biconditional

    (of a proposition) asserting that the existence or occurrence of one thing or event depends on, and is dependent on, the existence or occurrence of another, as “A if and only if B.”.

  • casus belli

    an event or act used to justify a war

  • conditional

    If a situation or agreement is conditional on something, it will only happen or continue if this thing happens.
All related words to occurrence

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