occasion

Meaning

1. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
2. The time when something happens.
3. An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
4. Something which causes something else; a cause.
5. (obsolete) An occurrence or incident.
6. A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
7. Need; requirement, necessity.
8. A special event or function.
9. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.

time

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occurence

social occasion

single time

social function

multiplied by

occurance

require

social gathering

trigger off

depicted object

lead to

lead up

development

time and place

that which gives rise

date of reference

social affair

topos

necessitousness

opportune moment

job requirement

Entwicklung

at that time

course of events

give rise

Frequency

Hyphenated as

oc‧ca‧sion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈkeɪʒən/

From Middle English occasioun, from Middle French occasion, from Old French occasiun, from Latin occasiōnem, noun of action from perfect passive participle occasus, from verb occido, from prefix ob- (“down", "away”) + verb cado (“fall”).

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