occurrence Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an event that happens
    occurrent; natural event; happening.
  2. noun an instance of something occurring
    • a disease of frequent occurrence
    • the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets

WordNet


Oc*cur"rence noun
Etymology
Cf. F. occurrence. See Occur.
Definitions
  1. A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision.
    Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new. I. Watts.
  2. Any incident or event; esp., one which happens without being designed or expected; as, an unusual occurrence, or the ordinary occurrences of life.
    All the occurrence of my fortune. Shak.
    Syn. -- See Event.

Webster 1913