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occurrence

[uh-kur-uhns, uh-kuhr-]

Origin

noun

the action, fact, or instance of occurring.

something that happens; event; incident: We were delayed by several unexpected occurrences.

Origin:
1530–40; occurr(ent) + -ence; compare Medieval Latin occurrentia

Related forms

oc·cur·rent, adjective

pre·oc·cur·rence, noun

re·oc·cur·rence, noun

Synonyms
2. circumstance. See event.

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occurrence (əˈkʌrəns)

—n
1.	something that occurs; a happening; event
2.	the act or an instance of occurring: a crime of frequent occurrence

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Word Origin & History

occurrence

1530s, from M.L. occurrentia, from L. occurrere (see occur).

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"Nearby Bodie was a notoriously tough camp, where "a man for breakfast" was so frequent an occurrence that the phrase "bad man from Bodie" was coined to describe those residents who were still in the land of the living. So impressive was its reputation for wickedness that once when an Aurora family considered moving to the town, the young daughter of the family finished her evening prayers with a tearful, "Goodbye, God, we're going to Bodie." Aurora ruffled whatever virtuous feathers it could muster and pointed scornfully. Bodie resentfully charged that the child has been deliberately misquoted—that what she had actually said was "Good! By God, we're going to Bodie"!"

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