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      occasion
      noun
      The time when something happens.
      A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
      A special event or function.
      A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
      An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
      Something which causes something else; a cause.
      A need; requirement, necessity.
      A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
      (obsolete) An occurrence or incident.
      verb
      (transitive) To cause; to produce; to induce
      Roots
      cadocas- · Latin · fall
      Synonyms for occasion
      juncturenopportunityncircumstancenoccurrenceneventncommemorationnchancenmomentngalanaffairn
      Words related to occasion
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      Where does occasion come from?

      The word occasion breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cas-, from Latin cado (“fall”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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