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Quick definitions from WordNet (occasion)
▸ noun: reason ("There was no occasion for complaint")
▸ noun: an opportunity to do something ("There was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill")
▸ noun: the time of a particular event ("On the occasion of his 60th birthday")
▸ noun: an event that occurs at a critical time ("It was needed only on special occasions")
▸ noun: a vaguely specified social event ("An occasion arranged to honor the president")
▸ verb: give occasion to
▸ Also see occasions
▸ Word origin
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▸ Idioms related to occasion (New!)
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▸ Rhymes of occasion
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▸ noun: reason ("There was no occasion for complaint")
▸ noun: an opportunity to do something ("There was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill")
▸ noun: the time of a particular event ("On the occasion of his 60th birthday")
▸ noun: an event that occurs at a critical time ("It was needed only on special occasions")
▸ noun: a vaguely specified social event ("An occasion arranged to honor the president")
▸ verb: give occasion to
▸ Also see occasions
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to occasion
▸ Usage examples for occasion
▸ Idioms related to occasion (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing occasion
▸ Words that often appear near occasion
▸ Rhymes of occasion
▸ Invented words related to occasion