occurrence
Meanings
Plural: occurrences
Noun
- an event that happens
- an instance of something occurring
- "a disease of frequent occurrence"
- "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"
- An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
- The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in or over time.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French occurrence, from Medieval Latin occurrentia.
Morphologically occur + -ence.
Synonyms
affair, befalling, episode, event, goings-on, hap, happening, incident, natural event, occasion, occurrence, occurrent, occurring, proceeding
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
occurrence is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordoccurrence is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
occurrence is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary