Occident
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Oc·ci·dent
noun \ˈäk-sə-dənt, -ˌdent\Definition of OCCIDENT
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See Origin of OCCIDENT
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin occident-, occidens, from present participle of occidere to fall, set (of the sun)
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with OCCIDENT
accident, aliment, Blaenau Gwent, circumvent, compartment, complement, compliment, confident, devilment, diffident, discontent, document, evident, heaven-sent, implement, incident, instrument, Jack-a-Lent, malcontent, nonevent, ornament, orient, provident, regiment, reinvent, represent, re-present, resident, Saint-Laurent, sediment, self-content, subsequent, supplement
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