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English to English noun 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 source: wordnet30
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 source: wordnet30
3. reason there was no occasion for complaint source: wordnet30
4. the time of a particular event on the occasion of his 60th birthday source: wordnet30
5. an opportunity to do something there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill source: wordnet30
6. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident. source: webster1913
verb 7. give occasion to source: wordnet30
8. To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety. source: webster1913
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