Occurrence \Oc*cur"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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)