Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intercurrence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-cur-rence
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A passing or running between; occurrence.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] I have observed in grinding of glasses […] sometimes the convex surface of one body being ground upon the concave surface of another, the two surfaces will happen to be so closely and exactly fitted to one another, (their immediate contact in all their parts, or at least in innumerable of them, hindering the intercurrence of the air) that a man is not able without breaking one or both of them to pull them directly asunder […]"
"It is an interesting fact that certain diseases are sometimes benefited if not cured, by the intercurrence of erysipelas."

Etymology

See intercurrent.

Usage

Inflected Forms

intercurrences (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

intercurrent intercur

Questions

What does intercurrence mean?: A passing or running between; occurrence.
Where does intercurrence come from?: See intercurrent.

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