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