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   oc·ca·sion

   /əˈkāZH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a particular time or instance of an event: "on one occasion I stayed up until two in the morning" Similar instancetimemomentjuncturepointeventhappeningoccurrenceaffairincidentepisodeexperiencesituationcasecircumstance
   • ▪ a special or noteworthy event, ceremony, or celebration: "she was presented with a gold watch to mark the occasion" Similar social eventeventaffairfunctioncelebrationpartyceremonyget-togethergatheringinformal:dobashrave-upthrashknees-upjollybeanfeastbunfightbeanolig
   • ▪ a suitable or opportune time for doing something: "elections are an occasion for registering protest votes" Similar opportunitysuitable/opportune timeright momentchanceopeningwindow
   • 2. reason; cause: formal "it's the first time that I've had occasion to complain" Similar reasoncausecallgroundsjustificationneednecessityrequirementexcusepretextstimulusinducementprovocationmotive

   verb

   • 1. cause (something): formal "something vital must have occasioned this visit"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin occasio(n-) ‘juncture, reason’, from occidere ‘go down, set’, from ob- ‘towards’ + cadere ‘to fall’.

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   a special event, time, or celebration: the party was quite an occasion; on occasion ⇒ every so often; rise to the occasion ⇒ to have the courage, wit, etc, to meet the special demands of a situation; take occasion ⇒ to avail oneself of an opportunity (to do something) vb (transitive) to bring about, esp incidentally or by chance

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   1. An occasion is a time when something happens, or a case of it happening. [...] 2. An occasion is an important event, ceremony, or celebration. [...] 3. An occasion for doing something is an opportunity for doing it. [formal] [...] More. English usage. What is the difference between occasion, opportunity and chance? More.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English oc‧ca‧sion1 /əˈkeɪʒən/ S1 W2 noun 1 time a) [countable] a time when something happens on ... occasions I’ve seen Jana with them on several occasions. On this occasion we were sitting in a park in Madrid. She had met Zahid on two separate occasions.

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   Definition of occasion verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › occasionDefinition of occasion in Essential American English Dictionary

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   occasion meaning: 1. an important event: 2. a time when something happens: 3. sometimes, but not often: . Learn more.

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   An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. noun. an opportunity to do something.

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   on the occasion of something meaning, definition, what is on the occasion of something: at the time of an important event: Learn more.