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KK Pronunciation

〔 әˋkeʒәn 〕

Pronunciation

〔 әˊkeiʒn 〕


Overview of noun occasion

The noun occasion has 5 senses


  • juncture, occasion -- (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")

  • affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function -- (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")

  • occasion -- (reason; "there was no occasion for complaint")

  • occasion -- (the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday")

  • occasion -- (an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill")


Overview of verb occasion

The verb occasion has 1 sense


  • occasion -- (give occasion to)