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Occurrence


OCCUR'RENCE, noun

1. Literally, a coming or happening; hence, any incident or accidental event; that which happens without being designed or expected; any single event. We speak of an unusual occurrence or of the ordinary occurrences of life.

2. Occasional presentation.

Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new.