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occasion

nounverb /əkeɪʒən/ 3 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 15
Definitions
noun

an event that occurs at a critical time

“it was needed only on special occasions”

noun

a vaguely specified social event

“an occasion arranged to honor the president”

noun

an opportunity to do something

“there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill”

verb

give occasion to

noun

reason

“there was no occasion for complaint”

noun

the time of a particular event

“on the occasion of his 60th birthday”

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