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Meaning of 'occident' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Occident [ n.]
- The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; -- opposed to orient. Specifically, in former times, Europe as opposed to Asia; now, also, the Western hemisphere.

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occamy occasion occasionable occasional occasionalism occasionality occasionally occasionate occasioned occasioner

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