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English to English noun
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an event that occurs at a critical time |  | Example: at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave
it was needed only on special occasions
source: wordnet30
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a vaguely specified social event | | Example: the party was quite an affair
an occasion arranged to honor the president
a seemingly endless round of social functions
source: wordnet30
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reason | | Example: there was no occasion for complaint
source: wordnet30
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the time of a particular event | | Example: on the occasion of his 60th birthday
source: wordnet30
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an opportunity to do something | | Example: there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill
source: wordnet30
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A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident. | | source: webster1913 verb
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give occasion to | | source: wordnet30
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To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety. | | source: webster1913
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