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occurrence — oc·cur·rence n: something that takes place; esp: an accident, event, or continuing condition that causes personal or property damage that is unintended or unexpected from the standpoint of an insured party making a claim Merriam Webster’s… … Law dictionary
chance — [[t]tʃæns, tʃɑns[/t]] n. v. chanced, chanc•ing, adj. 1) the unpredictable and uncontrollable element of an occurrence 2) luck or fortune: a game of chance[/ex] 3) a possibility or probability of anything happening: a fifty percent chance of… … From formal English to slang
occurrence — noun Date: 1539 1. something that occurs < a startling occurrence > 2. the action or instance of occurring < the repeated occurrence of petty theft in the locker room > Synonyms: occurrence, event, incident, episode, circumstance mean something… … New Collegiate Dictionary
chance — chanceless, adj. /chans, chahns/, n., v., chanced, chancing, adj. n. 1. the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency: Chance governs all. 2. luck or fortune … Universalium
chance — /tʃæns / (say chans), /tʃans / (say chahns) noun 1. the absence of any known reason why an event should turn out one way rather than another, spoken of as if it were a real agency: chance governs all. 2. fortune; fate; luck. 3. a possibility or… …
Chance — (ch[.a]ns), n. [F. chance, OF. cheance, fr. LL. cadentia a allusion to the falling of the dice), fr. L. cadere to fall; akin to Skr. [,c]ad to fall, L. cedere to yield, E. cede. Cf. {Cadence}.] 1. A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chance comer — Chance Chance (ch[.a]ns), n. [F. chance, OF. cheance, fr. LL. cadentia a allusion to the falling of the dice), fr. L. cadere to fall; akin to Skr. [,c]ad to fall, L. cedere to yield, E. cede. Cf. {Cadence}.] 1. A supposed material or psychical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
occurrence — [ ɔkyrɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1440; du lat. occurrere → occurrent 1 ♦ Littér. Cas, circonstance. « changeant de route suivant l occurrence » ( Balzac). Mod. (dans des loc.) EN L OCCURRENCE : dans le cas présent. La personne responsable, en l occurrence, M … Encyclopédie Universelle
chance — ► NOUN 1) a possibility of something happening. 2) (chances) the probability of something happening. 3) an opportunity. 4) the occurrence of events in the absence of any obvious design. ► VERB 1) do something by accident … English terms dictionary
chance — [adj] accidental, unforeseeable adventitious, at random, casual, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, inadvertent, incidental, lucky, odd, offhand, unforeseen, unintentional, unlooked for, unplanned; concept 552 Ant. designed,… … New thesaurus
