solemn occasion

collocation in English

meaningsofsolemnandoccasion

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solemn
adjective
uk
/ˈsɒl.əm/us
/ˈsɑː.ləm/
serious and without ...
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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 ofsolemnandoccasionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This debate, today and tomorrow, is asolemnoccasion.
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I do not want to do an injustice on a verysolemnoccasionlike this.
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In the nature of things a church wedding must be a moresolemnoccasionthan marriage in a register office.
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This is asolemnoccasionand a time to pay tributes.
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This is asolemnoccasion, the first step on an uncertain road that will take us we know not where.
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It is asolemnoccasionfor many people.
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It is asolemnoccasion, and not something to be trifled with.
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When our minds go back to those heroines we cannot really treat this as other than asolemnoccasion.
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This is a significant and, in a sense, asolemnoccasion, for we are meeting to debate a great project on the morrow of a great disappointment.
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This is asolemnoccasion.
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It was a mostsolemnoccasion.
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A great banquet followed thesolemnoccasion, with a peace pipe being shared by the chiefs, each of them praising peace in turn.
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For example, the use of bell sounds in a whole variety of music is historically associated with religious worship or solemn occasions.
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These matters need not be settled by reference to solemn occasions.
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The principle of subsidiarity is fundamental, with tribute paid to it on solemn occasions of every conceivable kind.
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That, at least, is the message in speeches made on solemn occasions.
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The proud declarations concerning the common foreign and security policy that are usually made on solemn occasions have of course proved brittle when they have been put to the test.
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It is a favourite choice throughout the world for weddings, funerals and other solemn occasions.
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Besides accompanying our dances, some of these instruments can be heard at religious celebrations and other solemn occasions.
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