Definition of occasion

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  • occasion is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • occasion is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
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Definition of occasion

  • an event that occurs at a critical time (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was needed only on special occasions

    Synonyms

    1. juncture
  • a vaguely specified social event (noun)

    Examples

    1. an occasion arranged to honor the president

    Synonyms

    1. affair
    2. function
    3. social function
    4. social occasion
  • an opportunity to do something (noun)

    Examples

    1. there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill
  • give occasion to (verb)
  • reason (noun)

    Examples

    1. there was no occasion for complaint
  • the time of a particular event (noun)

    Examples

    1. on the occasion of his 60th birthday

See definition of occasion in Merriam Webster