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occurrence

Pronunciation: /əˈkʌɹ.əns/

The English word “occurrence” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
  2. The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in or over time.

Etymology

From Middle French occurrence, from Medieval Latin occurrentia. Morphologically occur + -ence.

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