Hypertext Webster Gateway: "occurrence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Occurrence \Oc*cur"rence\, n. [Cf. F. occurrence. See {Occur}.]
1. A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway
collision.
Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence
and expectation of something new. --I. Watts.
2. Any incident or event; esp., one which happens without
being designed or expected; as, an unusual occurrence, or
the ordinary occurrences of life.
All the occurrence of my fortune. --Shak.
Syn: See {Event}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
occurrence
n 1: an event that happens [syn: {happening}, {natural 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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