Oc-cür'rençe, n.

noun

n. [Fr. occurrence, Sp. ocurrencia, It. occorrenza. See infra.]

  1. A coming or happening; hence, any incident or accidental event; that which happens without being designed or expected; any single event; as, an unusual occurrence, or the ordinary occurrences of life. “All the occurrence of my fortune.” Shak.
  2. Occasional presentation.

Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new. Watts.