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   Oc·ca·sion

   /əˈkāZH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a particular time or instance of an event: "on one occasion I stayed up until two in the morning" Similar instancetimemomentjuncturepointeventhappeningoccurrenceaffairincidentepisodeexperiencesituationcasecircumstance
   • ▪ a special or noteworthy event, ceremony, or celebration: "she was presented with a gold watch to mark the occasion" Similar social eventeventaffairfunctioncelebrationpartyceremonyget-togethergatheringinformal:dobashrave-upthrashknees-upjollybeanfeastbunfightbeanolig
   • ▪ a suitable or opportune time for doing something: "elections are an occasion for registering protest votes" Similar opportunitysuitable/opportune timeright momentchanceopeningwindow
   • 2. reason; cause: formal "it's the first time that I've had occasion to complain" Similar reasoncausecallgroundsjustificationneednecessityrequirementexcusepretextstimulusinducementprovocationmotive

   verb

   • 1. cause (something): formal "something vital must have occasioned this visit"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin occasio(n-) ‘juncture, reason’, from occidere ‘go down, set’, from ob- ‘towards’ + cadere ‘to fall’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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