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Added 9 October 2026

incidence

/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ noun

Latin root: incidentia Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about incidence at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of something happening; occurrence.
The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.
The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally.

Origin

From Middle French incidence, from Medieval Latin incidentia (“a falling upon”), from Latin incidens, present participle of incidere (“to fall upon”), from in (“on”) + cadere (“to fall”).

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