What does occurrence mean?
Definitions for occurrence
əˈkɜr əns, əˈkʌr-oc·cur·rence
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Princeton's WordNet
happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural eventnoun
an event that happens
occurrencenoun
an instance of something occurring
"a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"
Wiktionary
occurrencenoun
Actual instance where a situation arises
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Occurrencenoun
Etymology: occurrence, Fr. from occur: this was perhaps originally occurrentus.
In education most time is to be bestowed on that which is of the greatest consequence in the ordinary course and occurrences of that life the young man is designed for. John Locke.
Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new. Isaac Watts.
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occurrence
An occurrence refers to something that happens or takes place, usually an incident or event. It could also refer to the frequency with which something happens or the fact of something existing or being present.
Wikidata
Occurrence
Occurrence is a Catholic liturgical term that covers the process when two liturgical offices coincide on the same day.
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Rank popularity for the word 'occurrence' in Nouns Frequency: #2466
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of occurrence in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of occurrence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of occurrence in a Sentence
Should this asteroid come closer than the geostationary satellites, it would be a rare occurrence -- that only happens about once per decade for large asteroids, what we know for sure is that it will not collide with Earth this month, so do not panic.
It’s a rare occurrence in the context of the number of flights, but it’s a growing problem.
It’s our interpretation of the event that’s key, and that’s what generates the emotional consequences, because of this, the occurrence of such hangovers is individually determined.
This is a rare occurrence that took place because cool, damp air became trapped in the lower levels of the canyon, it was literally stuck underneath a warm layer of air just above. In the meteorological world, this is referred to as an inversion when the temperature actually warms with height (as opposed to it cooling with a rise in altitude).
Attacks against visibly identifiable Jews here in New York and New Jersey have become practically a weekly occurrence.
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- حدوثArabic
- осраҡBashkir
- výskytCzech
- VorfallGerman
- aparición, acontecimientoSpanish
- juhtumEstonian
- وقوعPersian
- sattuma, tapaus, tapahtumaFinnish
- occurrenceFrench
- tuiteamasScottish Gaelic
- מקרהHebrew
- घटनाHindi
- előfordulás, megtörténésHungarian
- դեպք, պատահար, դիպվածArmenian
- occorrenzaItalian
- 出来事Japanese
- 事件, 사건Korean
- eventumLatin
- notikumsLatvian
- voorvalDutch
- tilfelleNorwegian
- wydarzenie, pojawienie się, zjawiskoPolish
- ocorrênciaPortuguese
- caz, întâmplare, evenimentRomanian
- происшествие, случайRussian
- dogodekSlovene
- händelse, tillfälleSwedish
- jamboSwahili
- olay, hadise, oluş, vakaTurkish
- وقوعہUrdu
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