occurrence vs accompaniment

accompaniment vs occurrence

occurrence and accompaniment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occurrence	Yes	No	No	No
accompaniment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, accompaniment is a hyponym of occurrence; that is, accompaniment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occurrence:

occurrence: an event that happens
accompaniment: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

Other hyponyms of occurrence include attendant, co-occurrence, concomitant, avalanche, experience, trouble, treat, miracle, marvel, wonder, thing, episode, contingence, contingency, eventuality, beginning, conclusion, ending, finish, one-off, periodic event, recurrent event, alteration, change, modification, computer error, error, accident, chance event, fortuity, stroke, fire, incident, discharge, case, example, instance, motion, movement, failure, success, appearance, destiny, fate, disappearance, disappearance, contact, impinging, striking, finish, collapse, break, interruption, sound, union, news event, flash, convergence, juncture, occasion, burst, flare-up, outburst, eruption, irruption, outbreak, black eye, blow, reversal, reverse, setback, bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall, collapse, crash, supervention.

occurrence (noun)	accompaniment (noun)
an event that happens	the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
an instance of something occurring	something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
	a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
	an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

Difference between occurrence and accompaniment

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