occasion
/əˈkeɪʒən/uh-KAY-zhuhn
/əˈkeɪʒən/uh-KAY-zhuhn
Meaninga falling towards
Common meaning: a moment at which something takes place
Other meanings: a special event
- octowards, against (form of ob-)
- casto fallLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 258 (approximate) · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘towards, against (form of ob-)’ + ‘to fall’ → occasion
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin cadō ‘to fall’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cadō, p. 258 · dictionary scan
Roots
- cadō, cecidī, cāsum Latin “to fall”
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