noun
- the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
- something that happens; event; incident: We were delayed by several unexpected occurrences.
noun
- something that occurs; a happening; event
- the act or an instance of occurringa crime of frequent occurrence
also re-occurrence, 1804, from re- “again” + occurrence.
1530s, from Middle French occurrence “unexpected happening” or directly from Medieval Latin occurrentia, from Latin occurentem (nominative occurens), present participle of occurrere (see occur).