common occurrence

  • 1common occurrence — index frequency Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2occurrence — occurrence, event, incident, episode, circumstance are comparable when they denote something that happens or takes place. Occurrence is the general term for something which takes place {such a happy and convenient occurrence, the princess s… …

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  • 3Common Lisp — Paradigm(s) Multi paradigm: procedural, functional, object oriented, meta, reflective, generic Appeared in 1984, 1994 for ANSI Common Lisp Developer ANSI X3J13 committee Typing discipline …

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  • 4occurrence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common, everyday, widespread ▪ daily, frequent, regular ▪ rare, uncommon ▪ …

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  • 5occurrence */*/ — UK [əˈkʌrəns] / US [əˈkɜrəns] noun Word forms occurrence : singular occurrence plural occurrences a) [countable] something that happens, especially something unexpected and unpleasant Unfortunately, computer errors are a common occurrence. b)… …

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  • 6occurrence — oc|cur|rence [əˈkʌrəns US əˈkə: ] n 1.) something that happens →↑occurrence frequent/rare/common occurrence ▪ Laughter was a rare occurrence in his classroom. ▪ Flooding in the area is a common occurrence. 2.) [singular] the fact of something… …

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  • 7common — com|mon1 [ kamən ] adjective *** ▸ 1 frequent/frequently ▸ 2 used/done etc by group ▸ 3 ordinary ▸ 4 reaching usual standard ▸ 5 of low social class ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) happening frequently or existing in large amounts or numbers: Mergers and… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8occurrence — oc|cur|rence [ ə kɜrəns ] noun ** count something that happens, especially something unexpected and unpleasant: a rare/common/regular/everyday occurrence: Unfortunately, computer errors are a common occurrence. a. uncount occurrence of the fact… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9occurrence — noun 1 (C) something that happens: a common/rare/regular occurrence:: Flooding under this bridge is a common occurrence. | Laughter was a rare occurrence in his classroom. 2 (U) the fact of something happening: the frequent occurrence of violent… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10common — I UK [ˈkɒmən] / US [ˈkɑmən] adjective Word forms common : adjective common superlative commonest *** 1) a) happening frequently, or existing in large amounts or numbers Mergers and takeovers have become increasingly common in recent years. The… …

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