: something that occurs as distinguished from something that continues to exist
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Adjective
Such is the fear in the eyes of many an Arsenal fans these days, the loss of a player with talent not yet harnessed by Wenger is now becoming a more occurrent theme as the seasons pass on the Holloway Road.—SI.com, 18 Jan. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective
borrowed from Latin occurrent-, occurrens, present participle of occurrere "to run to meet, be met, present itself (to the mind)" — more at occur
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