nonoccurrence

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noun

lack of occurrence

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounnonoccurrence (plural nonoccurrences)

plural nonoccurrences · alternative nonoccurence · alternative non-occurrence

  1. lack of occurrence

    Synonyms: non-occurring

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlack of occurrence

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishoccurrence
  15. Englishnonoccurrence

From non- + occurrence.

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APA

nonoccurrence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonoccurrence

MLA

“nonoccurrence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonoccurrence. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonoccurrence,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonoccurrence.

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