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  • 11occurrence — (n.) 1530s, from M.L. occurrentia, from L. occurentem (nom. occurens), prp. of occurrere (see OCCUR (Cf. occur)) …

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  • 12occurrence — [n] happening, development accident, adventure, affair, appearance, circumstance, condition, contingency, emergency, episode, event, exigency, existence, incidence, incident, instance, juncture, manifestation, materialization, occasion, pass,… …

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  • 13occurrence — Occurrence, f. penac. Survenue inesperée, Achoison, Insperatus rei alicuius euentus, Il pourvoit sagement à toutes occurrences d affaires, Non vulgari prudentia iis quae occurrunt negotiis adest …

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  • 14occurrence — ► NOUN 1) the fact or frequency of something occurring. 2) a thing that occurs; an incident or event …

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  • 15occurrence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common, everyday, widespread ▪ daily, frequent, regular ▪ rare, uncommon ▪ …

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  • 16Occurrence — Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Occurrence », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) L occurrence d un événement est son apparition dans le temps et/ou dans l espace. Linguistique En linguistique, l occurrence d un mot… …

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  • 17occurrence — noun Date: 1539 1. something that occurs < a startling occurrence > 2. the action or instance of occurring < the repeated occurrence of petty theft in the locker room > Synonyms: occurrence, event, incident, episode, circumstance mean something&#8230; …

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  • 18occurrence */*/ — UK [əˈkʌrəns] / US [əˈkɜrəns] noun Word forms occurrence : singular occurrence plural occurrences a) [countable] something that happens, especially something unexpected and unpleasant Unfortunately, computer errors are a common occurrence. b)&#8230; …

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  • 19occurrence — oc|cur|rence [əˈkʌrəns US əˈkə: ] n 1.) something that happens →↑occurrence frequent/rare/common occurrence ▪ Laughter was a rare occurrence in his classroom. ▪ Flooding in the area is a common occurrence. 2.) [singular] the fact of something&#8230; …

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  • 20occurrence — 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;&#8230; …

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