festive occasion

collocation in English

meaningsoffestiveandoccasion

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festive
adjective
uk
/ˈfes.tɪv/us
/ˈfes.tɪv/
having or producing happy and enjoyable feelings suitable for a festival or other ...
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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 offestiveandoccasionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This gentleman thinks it a proper thing on afestiveoccasionlike this to bluster out these observations of a most calamitous kind.
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No excuse that a harmful speech has been made on afestiveoccasioncan be accepted as satisfactory.
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The former is afestiveoccasion; the latter is, or should be, an occasion far sorrow.
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It is afestiveoccasionbefore a festive religious event.
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Meyerbeer was invited to compose a brand new work for thefestiveoccasionof the reopening of the opera house.
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By extension, colloquially, it describes anyfestiveoccasionwith a meal and an outing.
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The entrance of the statue into the city was afestiveoccasionthat attracted a big audience.
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While "lebaran" is localized name for thisfestiveoccasion, the etymology is not clear.
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Thefestiveoccasionbecomes a catastrophe as earthquakes and landslides follow after fragments of an asteroid hit the area.
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A colourful andfestiveoccasion, it combines political issues with concerts, films and a parade and different arrangements.
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A colourful andfestiveoccasion, it combines political issues with concerts, films and a parade.
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The large quantity of flour may hint at a plannedfestiveoccasion, since the bread produced could feed a hundred people.
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They would gather in their assigned places and enjoy a greatfestiveoccasion.
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The full moon day every month is celebrated as afestiveoccasionattended by a large number of people from the northern region so its good.
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On saint-day celebrations (mawlids) and other festive occasions, public recitations make the poetry available to a larger audience.
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Some respondents did express some regret that not having children would mean missing out on certain intrinsic pleasures such as their presence on festive occasions.
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The departure is afestiveoccasion.
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The big tulip vases were used to decorate the hearth during the summer and the smaller vases would be placed on the table on afestiveoccasion.
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Like a poet laureate, this professor often had to write poems and speeches for festive occasions, such as the king's birthday or the university's birthday.
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Its utility in food and medicine, and its pleasing aesthetic contribution to gardens, landscapes, and festive occasions, crown its stature in the plant world.
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