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Added 8 October 2026

occurrence

/əˈkʌɹ.əns/ noun

In Latin: ēventum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about occurrence at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An event that happens.
An instance of something occurring.
a disease of frequent occurrence

Origin

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

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