Definition of occasion

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Occasion (n.) A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident..

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Microphone :: Microphone (n.) An instrument for intensifying and making audible very feeble sounds. It produces its effects by the changes of intensity in an electric current, occasioned by the variations in the contact resistance of conducting bodies, especially of imperfect conductors, under the action of acoustic vibrations..
At :: At (prep.) The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything; at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require, receive, deserve, endure at your hands..
Surfeit :: Surfeit (n.) Fullness and oppression of the system, occasioned often by excessive eating and drinking..
Occasion :: Occasion (n.) A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident..
Crime :: Crime (n.) That which occasion crime.
Felsite :: Felsite (n.) A finegrained rock, flintlike in fracture, consisting essentially of orthoclase feldspar with occasional grains of quartz..
Use :: Use (v. t.) Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book..
Last :: Last (a.) At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York..
Rosetta Wood :: Rosetta wood () An east Indian wood of a reddish orange color, handsomely veined with darker marks. It is occasionally used for cabinetwork..
Casual :: Casual (a.) Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as, casual expenses..
Simoon :: Simoon (n.) A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains..
Bombast :: Bombast (n.) Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.
Creep :: Creep (n.) A slow rising of the floor of a gallery, occasioned by the pressure of incumbent strata upon the pillars or sides; a gradual movement of mining ground..
Ingenerate :: Ingenerate (v. t.) To generate or produce within; to begete; to engener; to occasion; to cause.
Occasionality :: Occasionality (n.) Quality or state of being occasional; occasional occurrence.
Condition :: Condition (n.) That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect; an essential qualification; stipulation; terms specified.
Cause :: Cause (v.) That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing..
On :: On (prep.) At the time of, conveying some notion of cause or motive; as, on public occasions, the officers appear in full dress or uniform. Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on the ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded..
Idiopathy :: Idiopathy (n.) A morbid state or condition not preceded or occasioned by any other disease; a primary disease.
Occasional :: Occasional (a.) Of or pertaining to an occasion or to occasions; occuring at times, but not constant, regular, or systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or admits; casual; incidental; as, occasional remarks, or efforts..
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