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occurrence

/əˈkɜɹ.əns/noun3 syllables

Occurrence means: an event that happens.

Synonyms for occurrence13

noun, as in an event that happens

happening, occurrent, natural event

also used for occurrence

occurring, affair, befalling, episode, event, goings-on, hap, incident, occasion, proceeding

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What does occurrence mean?2

noun

1

an event that happens

2

an instance of something occurring“a disease of frequent occurrence”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with occurrence?2

three syllables

recurrencedeterrence
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Occurrence in a sentence

  • Needless to say, theft was a rare occurrence.ulyssemc1
  • Needless to say, it was a rare occurrence.AlanF_US
  • Both victory and defeat are but an everyday occurrence to a soldier.FeuDRenais
  • Rain is an infrequent occurrence in this part of the country.temlat
  • An accident is an inevitable occurrence due to the action of immutable natural laws.carlosalberto
  • You didn't tell me what she had written about this occurrence.Dejo
  • Things like this are becoming an everyday occurrence.CK
  • A large factor in the worldwide occurrence of this flu was increased travel.CM

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Forms of occurrence

as a noun

plural
occurrences