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Related / Similar Words: juncture, affair, social occasion, function, social function

Definition:

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";

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";

reason; "there was no occasion for complaint";

an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill";

the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday";

give occasion to;

Hyponyms: pass, head, straits, climax, flood tide, conjuncture, crisis, landmark, turning point, watershed, milestone, party, celebration, jubilation, ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance, fundraiser, photo opportunity, photo op, sleepover, sale, cut-rate sale, sales event, meal, inspire

Anagrams: scansion, Socinian

Language Translations:
Chinese: 场合		Danish: lejlighed
Dutch: gelegenheid		Finnish: tilaisuus
German: Gelegenheit		Hungarian: alkalom
Italian: occasione		Japanese: 場合
Korean: 기회		Portuguese: ocasião
Russian: случай		Spanish: ocasión
Swedish: tillfälle

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