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[ noun ] an event that occurs at a critical time
Synonyms Examples "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave" "it was needed only on special occasions" |
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[ noun ] a vaguely specified social event
Synonyms Examples "the party was quite an affair" "an occasion arranged to honor the president" "a seemingly endless round of social functions" |
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[ noun ] reason
Examples "there was no occasion for complaint" |
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[ verb ] give occasion to
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[ noun ] the time of a particular event
Examples "on the occasion of his 60th birthday" |
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[ noun ] an opportunity to do something
Examples "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill" |
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