{
    "term": "occurrence",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "something that happens or exists",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **common/everyday/frequent/regular occurrence**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Vandalism used to be a **rare occurrence** here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The program counts the number of occurrences of any word within the text."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These mild fits are quite a common occurrence in babies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Increased life expectancy means that it is now a rare occurrence for children to be orphaned."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Landslips and earthquakes are not everyday occurrences in this country."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["common", "everyday", "widespread"],
                "verb + occurrence": ["prevent", "reduce", "increase"],
                "preposition": ["occurrence in", "occurrence of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a common occurrence",
                    "a regular occurrence",
                    "a daily occurrence"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the fact of something happening or existing",
            "sensetop": "occurrence (of something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the recent occurrence of skin cancer in younger patients"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The document addresses the occurrence of arsenic in drinking water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the low occurrence of heart disease in this particular group"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["common", "everyday", "widespread"],
                "verb + occurrence": ["prevent", "reduce", "increase"],
                "preposition": ["occurrence in", "occurrence of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a common occurrence",
                    "a regular occurrence",
                    "a daily occurrence"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkʌrəns/",
                "audio": "oc/occurrence/occurrence__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkɜːrəns/",
                "audio": "oc/occurrence/occurrence__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: probably from the plural of archaic occurrent, in the same sense, via French from Latin occurrent- ‘befalling’, from the verb occurrere ‘go to meet, present itself’, from ob- ‘against’ + currere ‘to run’."
}