OCCURRENT

occurrent

(adjective) presently occurring (either causally or incidentally); “technical terms are rarely occurrent in literature”

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event

(noun) an event that happens

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

occurrent (comparative more occurrent, superlative most occurrent)

Current, actual, occurring.

Noun

occurrent (plural occurrents)

(now chiefly philosophy) An event, something that occurs.

One who comes to meet another.

Anagrams

• cocurrent, uncorrect

Source: Wiktionary


Oc*cur"rent, a. Etym: [L. occurrens, -entis, p.pr. of occurrere: cf.F. occurrent. See Occur.]

Definition: Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.

Oc*cur"rent, n.

1. One who meets; hence, an adversary. [Obs.] Holland.

2. Anything that happens; an occurrence. [Obs.] These we must meet with in obvious occurrents of the world. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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