occurrence

Pronunciation: /əˈkɝ.əns/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an event that happens
  2. noun an instance of something occurring

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

happening, occurrent, natural event

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
event
Narrower (hyponyms)
union, experience, finish, disappearance, collapse, outbreak

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