Occasion (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 3
Reason; "there was no occasion for complaint".
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Nouns denoting goals.
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Meaning 4
An opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 5
The time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday".
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.