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forekomst

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

EtymologyOpphav

av forekommeto occur, to happen · to be found, to exist · to seem (to someone) from forekommeto occur, to happen · to be found, to exist · to seem (to someone)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. det at noe fins the fact that something is present
    • undersøke et ords forekomst to examine the occurrence of a word
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som malmforekomstore deposit, oljeforekomstoil deposit
  2. noe som fins something that is found in a place
    • store forekomster av malm large deposits of ore
    • drivverdig forekomst a commercially workable deposit
    • små forekomster av sild small stocks of herring