different between existence vs occurrence

English

Etymology

From Old French existence, from Late Latin existentia (“existence”).

Morphologically exist +? -ence.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??.?z?s.t?ns/, /??.?z?s.t?ns/

Noun

existence (countable and uncountable, plural existences)

1. The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.

   Synonym: presence
2. Empirical reality; the substance of the physical universe. (Dictionary of Philosophy; 1968)

Synonyms

• (state of being): See also Thesaurus:existence

Antonyms

• (state of being): nonexistence, nothingness; See also Thesaurus:inexistence

Derived terms

• nonexistence

Related terms

• exist
• aseity
• existential

Translations

Anagrams

• ectexines

Czech

Etymology

Latin sisto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???z?st?nt?s?]
• Rhymes: -?nts?

Noun

existence f

1. existence

Related terms

Further reading

• existence in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• existence in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Etymology

From Old French existence, from Late Latin existentia (“existence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.zis.t??s/
• Rhymes: -??s
• Homophone: existences
• Hyphenation: ex?is?tence

Noun

existence f (plural existences)

1. existence
2. life

   Synonym: vie

Related terms

• exister
• existentiel

Further reading

• “existence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle French occurrence, from Medieval Latin occurrentia.

Morphologically occur +? -ence.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??k???n(t)s/, /??k????n(t)s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??k??n(t)s/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /??k???n(t)s/, /??k????n(t)s/
• In accents without the hurry-furry merger, /??/ is nevertheless occasionally heard through influence of occur.

Noun

occurrence (plural occurrences)

1. An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
2. (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in or over time.

   Antonym: state

   Hyponyms: accomplishment, achievement, activity

Usage notes

• This word is often misspelled occurence, occurrance or occurance.

Related terms

• recurrence

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.ky.???s/

Noun

occurrence f (plural occurrences)

1. occurrence

Derived terms

• en l'occurrence

Further reading

• “occurrence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).