occurrence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: occurrence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for occurrence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
occurrence n an event that happens [syn: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event] an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occurrence \Occur"rence\, n. [Cf. F. occurrence. See {Occur}.] 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}.