Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occursion

/əˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-cur-sion
IPA: /əˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A meeting or striking together; a clash or collision.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"in the Resolution of Bodies by the Fire some of the dissipated Parts may, by their various occursion occasion'd by the heat, be brought to stick together so closely"

Etymology

From Latin occursio. See occur.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: occursio

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

occursions (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce occursion?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/.
What does occursion mean?: A meeting or striking together; a clash or collision.
Where does occursion come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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