Look up: occasion

1. occasion
   [n] - the time of a particular event 2. [n] - an opportunity to do something 3. [n] - reason 4. [v] - give occasion to
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2. Occasion
   Oc·ca'sion (ŏk*kā'zhŭn) noun [ French occasion , Latin occasio , from occidere , occasum , to fall down; ob (see Ob- ) + cadere to fall. See Chance , and confer Occide...
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3. Occasion
   Oc·ca'sion (ŏk*kā'zhŭn) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Occasioned (- zhŭnd); present participle & verbal noun Occasioning .] [ Confer F. occa...
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4. occasion
   noun reason; `there was no occasion for complaint`
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5. occasion
   noun an opportunity to do something; `there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill`
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6. occasion
   noun the time of a particular event; `on the occasion of his 60th birthday`
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7. Occasion
   • (n.) An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause. • (v. t.) To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce...
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8. occasion
   occasion 1. A particular time; especially, as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: 'They met on three occasions.' 2. A special or important time, event, ceremony, celebration, etc.: 'His birthday will be quite an occasion.' 3. A convenient or favorable time, opportunity, or juncture: 'Thi...
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9. occasion
   
   • an event that occurs at a critical time
   • a vaguely specified social event
   • reason
   • the time of a particular event
   • an opportunity to do something
   
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10. Occasion
    (Lat. occasio, a happening) The agency of action. The proximate or historical cause. Any actual thing or event consideied as the historical cause of another. The occasion of anything is its antecedent reference, the cause, its logical reference. Syn. with actual. See Cause, Chance. -- J.K.F.
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