occurrencenoun
uk/əˈkʌr.əns/us/əˈkɝː.əns/occurrence noun (HAPPENING)
C1 [ C ] something that happens:
Street-fights are an everyday occurrence in this area of the city.
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- Death was an everyday occurrence during the Civil War.
- It's still not possible to accurately predict the occurrence of earthquakes.
- There have been several occurrences of theft in the area recently.
- The argument was an unfortunate occurrence in an otherwise pleasant day.
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Events and occurrences
- -athon
- a close call idiom
- a close/near thing idiom
- action
- all-nighter
- back story
- be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageant idiom
- call
- development
- event
- goings-on
- happening
- incident
- jamboree
- life event
- past
- spectacle
- synchronicity
- to-ing and fro-ing
- turn of events
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occurrence noun (EXISTING)
C1 [ U ] the fact of something existing, or how much of it exists:
The study compares the occurrence of heart disease in various countries.
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General words for size and amount
- -sized
- a whole lot idiom
- amount
- bulk
- content
- count
- degree
- element
- flow
- load
- number
- part
- quota
- ration
- scale
- size
- small-scale
- so much idiom
- strength
- take
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