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occident

/ˈɒksɪdənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
oc-ci-dent
IPA
/ˈɒksɪdənt/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.

noun

The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia and Africa.

name

the West (Western world)

Etymology

From Middle English occident, from Old French occident, from Latin occidentem (“western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets”), from occido (“go down, set”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ḱh₂d-, occident, occidentem, occidens

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɒksɪdənt/

Inflected Forms

occidents (plural)

Derived Forms

occidental occidentosis

Frequently Paired Words

occidental

Synonyms

ponent west western hemisphere

Antonyms

orient east levant

Questions

How do you pronounce occident?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒksɪdənt/.
What does occident mean?
The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
Where does occident come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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