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occurrence
A	noun
	1	happening, occurrence, natural event
				an event that happens
		Category Tree: event ╚happening, occurrence, natural event ╚ending; conclusion; finish ╚beginning ╚eventuality; contingency; contingence ╚episode ╚thing ╚wonder; marvel ╚miracle ╚treat ╚trouble ╚experience ╚avalanche ╚accompaniment; concomitant; co-occurrence
	2	occurrence
				an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"
		Category Tree: state ╚being; beingness; existence ╚presence ╚occurrence ╚sympatry ╚allopatry

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