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   occurrence

   /əˈkʌrəns/

   noun

   • 1. an incident or event: "vandalism used to be a rare occurrence" Similar eventincidenthappeningphenomenonaffairmatterexperiencecircumstancedevelopmentcontingencyeventuality
   • ▪ the fact or frequency of something happening: "the occurrence of cancer increases with age" Similar existenceinstanceappearancemanifestationmaterializationdevelopmentspringing upfrequencyincidencerateprevalencedistribution
   • ▪ the fact of something existing or being found in a place or under a particular set of conditions: "the occurrence of natural gas fields"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: probably from the plural of archaic occurrent, in the same sense, via French from Latin occurrent- ‘befalling’, from the verb occurrere (see occur).

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