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reason; "there was no occasion for complaint" an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill" the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday" give occasion to an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" |
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