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occasion

/ə'keɪʒən/

Synonyms of occasion Antonyms of occasion Examples of occasion Usage of occasion Parts of occasion Definition that contains occasion Words sounding like occasion Explanation of occasion

noun
an event that occurs at a critical time
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"it was needed only on special occasions"

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juncture

type of:
happening natural event occurrent occurrence
noun
a vaguely specified social event
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"an occasion arranged to honor the president"

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affair function social function social occasion

type of:
social event
noun
an opportunity to do something
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"there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"

type of:
opportunity chance
verb
give occasion to
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do make cause
noun
reason
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"there was no occasion for complaint"

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reason ground
noun
the time of a particular event
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"on the occasion of his 60th birthday"

type of:
time

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