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• occurrence — [ə kʉr′əns] n. 1. the act or fact of occurring 2. something that occurs; event; incident occurrent adj. SYN. OCCURRENCE is the general word for anything that happens or takes place [an unforeseen occurrence]; an EVENT is an occurrence of relative …   English World dictionary

• event — 1570s, from M.Fr. event, from L. eventus occurrence, accident, event, fortune, fate, lot, issue, from pp. stem of evenire to come out, happen, result, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + venire to come (see VENUE (Cf. venue)). Event horizon …   Etymology dictionary

• occurrence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Happening Nouns 1. occurrence, eventuality, event, incident, affair, episode, milestone, transaction, proceeding, business, concern, circumstance, particular; fact, matter of fact, phenomenon;… …   English dictionary for students

• occurrence — noun 1) vandalism used to be a rare occurrence Syn: event, incident, happening, phenomenon, affair, matter, circumstance 2) the occurrence of cancer increases with age Syn: existence, instance, appearance, manifesta …   Thesaurus of popular words

• occurrence — noun 1) a rare occurrence Syn: event, incident, happening, phenomenon, circumstance 2) the occurrence of cancer Syn: existence, instance, appearance, frequency, incidence, rate …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• event, incident, episode — Each of these words refers to something that happens or is regarded as happening, to some action or occurrence. An event is an important happening, one connected with previous happenings: The principal event of the meeting was the report from the …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• occurrence — occurrence, event, incident, episode, circumstance are comparable when they denote something that happens or takes place. Occurrence is the general term for something which takes place {such a happy and convenient occurrence, the princess s… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• event — n 1: something that happens: occurrence 2: the issue or outcome of a legal action or proceeding as finally determined Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• occurrence — oc·cur·rence n: something that takes place; esp: an accident, event, or continuing condition that causes personal or property damage that is unintended or unexpected from the standpoint of an insured party making a claim Merriam Webster’s… …   Law dictionary

• Event — E*vent , n. [L. eventus, fr. evenire to happen, come out; e out + venire to come. See {Come}.] 1. That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad. The events of his early years. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Occurrence — Oc*cur rence, n. [Cf. F. occurrence. See {Occur}.] 1. A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision. [1913 Webster] Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English