special occasion

collocation in English

meaningsofspecialandoccasion

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special
adjective
uk
/ˈspeʃ.əl/us
/ˈspeʃ.əl/
not ordinary ...
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occasion
noun[C]
uk
/əˈkeɪ.ʒən/us
/əˈkeɪ.ʒən/
a particular time, especially when something happens or ...
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(Definition ofspecialandoccasionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspecial occasion

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Most consumers either clearly linked semi-dried tomato exposure to aspecialoccasion, or were very regular consumers.
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Most had roughly 20 to 40 regular church adherents, unless it was aspecialoccasion, when attendance could be much greater.
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Instead, he preached from carefully prepared notes, except when he was called upon to preach on aspecialoccasionthat called for a publishable text.
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When it was aspecialoccasionwith many people coming, my father cooked.
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In honour of thespecialoccasionit may have been an accompagnato, even though only one singer (rather than the customary two or more) was involved.
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They had returned just as we ourselves might go back to our old schools on aspecialoccasionor for some ceremony.
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It was not for aspecialoccasionor display, but for anyone to buy.
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I would say that that is a very good reason why we should use it on aspecialoccasion, when it is necessary.
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It cannot he regarded as aspecialoccasionto take one day of the week and single it out.
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We were given to understand aspecialoccasionwould be offered, but in that we were disappointed.
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We shall come into our own on thisspecialoccasion.
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Why should not that have aspecialoccasionfor debate?
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He said that it could not be an annual tax and that it was in the nature of a tax for thisspecialoccasion.
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But in any case the person who is going to decide whether it is a "specialoccasion"or"event" is one of the traffic commissioners.
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I for one say that those men have no right to come down here on aspecialoccasionand record their votes.
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A visit here should be regarded as a prized opportunity, as aspecialoccasion.
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For the year 2000, this will be aspecialoccasionto mark the services' contribution to the millennium celebrations.
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I hope that the courts will make a reasonable interpretation of what is aspecialoccasion.
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It is indeed quite likely that there will be children at a christening, but surely a christening is aspecialoccasion.
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This is a somewhatspecialoccasionin many ways.
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