Meanings
plural nonoccurrences · alternative nonoccurence · alternative non-occurrence
- lack of occurrence
Synonyms: non-occurring
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlack of occurrence
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Englishoccurrence
- Englishnonoccurrence
From non- + occurrence.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
nonoccurrence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonoccurrence
“nonoccurrence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonoccurrence. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonoccurrence,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonoccurrence.
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