OCCIDENT


Meaning of OCCIDENT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' äk-s ə -d ə nt, - ˌ dent

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin occident-, occidens, from present participle of occidere to fall, set (of the sun)

Date: 14th century

: WEST 2A

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