ceremonial occasion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofceremonialandoccasion
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ceremonial
adjective
uk/ˌser.ɪˈməʊ.ni.əl/us/ˌser.ɪˈmoʊ.ni.əl/
related to, used in, or involving a ceremony (= a fixed set of formal acts performed on important social or ...
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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 ofceremonialandoccasionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Such action as that on such occasions or on anyceremonialoccasionwhen large crowds gather would help greatly.
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In no way was it aceremonialoccasion.
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I have no doubt that thatceremonialoccasionwill bring tears to the eyes.
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Onceremonialoccasionhe does not even wear a uniform.
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There was no reporting following thisceremonialoccasion.
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The principle of subsidiarity, which is praised on every conceivableceremonialoccasion, is fundamental here.
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Some reductions are being linked with an appropriateceremonialoccasion.
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This is purely aceremonialoccasion, not of statutory origin.
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I cannot understand why, if these uniforms are available and in possession of officers, and will not cost anything, they cannot be worn on aceremonialoccasion.
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It would be an additional advantage for people to be able to see that we do something else besides this greatceremonialoccasion—that we are a working body.
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After all, what is aceremonialoccasion?
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It also refers to aceremonialoccasionwhich occurs when the mast is stepped, towards the end of a ship's construction.
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Modern armies are characterised by simple and drab coloured dress even forceremonialoccasion, with the exceptions noted above.
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Rather, they will be used only to serve food to family, affines, and ritual kin on subsequent ceremonial occasions.
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Feelings of solidarity and identity can also be induced by mass sporting events, ceremonial occasions, and such like.
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Some versions were highly decorated and used for ceremonial occasions.
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They had insisted upon the observance of those family rituals and ceremonial occasions where the ancestral roots and lineage assumed paramount significance.
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Sometimes there is a danger of them being ceremonial occasions.
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There is no question of putting security or major ceremonial occasions at risk.
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That is because it was only worn on ceremonial occasions.
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