transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsər-k ə m-ˌstan(t)s, -stən(t)s ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin circumstantia, from circumstant-, circumstans, present participle of circumstare to stand around, from circum- + stare to stand — more at stand
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : a condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning, or determining another : an essential or inevitable concomitant
the weather is a circumstance to be taken into consideration
b. : a subordinate or accessory fact or detail
cost is a minor circumstance in this case
c. : a piece of evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event (as a crime)
the circumstance of the missing weapon told against him
the circumstance s suggest murder
2.
a. : the sum of essential and environmental factors (as of an event or situation)
constant and rapid change in economic circumstance — G. M. Trevelyan
b. : state of affairs : eventuality
open rebellion was a rare circumstance
— often used in plural
a victim of circumstance s
c. plural : situation with regard to wealth
he was in easy circumstance s
rose from difficult circumstance s
3. : attendant formalities and ceremonial
pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war — Shakespeare
4. : an event that constitutes a detail (as of a narrative or course of events)
considering each circumstance in turn
Synonyms: see occurrence