Meaning & use
occasion
A particular time when something happens, or a special or noteworthy event.
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We saved the good china for a special occasion like a wedding.
On this occasion, the meeting ran much longer than anyone expected.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'occasion' formally means to cause something, as in 'the delay occasioned some frustration.'
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