n. Function: noun
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Synonyms: OPPORTUNITY , break, chance, look-in, opening, shot, show, squeak, time
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Synonyms: CAUSE 1, antecedent, determinant, reason
3 something that provides a reason for something else FF1C; there is no occasion for alarm FF1E;
Synonyms: call, cause, necessity, obligation
Related Words: basis, foundation, ground, warrant; justification, right; excuse
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Synonyms: OCCURRENCE , circumstance, episode, event, go, happening, incident, thing
5 a particular point of time at which something takes place FF1C; we always spoke, but on that occasion we didn't FF1E;
Synonyms: instant, moment, time, while
Idioms: point in time
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Synonyms: NEED 3, demand, use
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occasions plural
Synonyms: BUSINESS 8, affair, concern, lookout, palaver
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Synonyms: EVENT 2, milepost, milestone