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   circumstance

   /ˈsəːkəmst(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action: "we wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit"
   • ▪ an event or fact that causes or helps to cause something to happen, typically something undesirable: "he was found dead but there were no suspicious circumstances"
   • 2. one's state of financial or material welfare: "the artists are living in reduced circumstances"
   • 3. ceremony and public display: archaic "pomp and circumstance"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French circonstance or Latin circumstantia, from circumstare ‘encircle, encompass’, from circum ‘around’ + stare ‘stand’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. circumstanced adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCIRCUMSTANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CIRCUMSTANCE definition: 1. a fact or event that makes a situation the way it is: 2. events that change your life, over…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CIRCUMSTANCE is a condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning, or determining another : an essential or inevitable concomitant. How to use circumstance in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Circumstance.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCIRCUMSTANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › circumstanceCircumstance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   A circumstance is the condition in which something happens. Say you were at a business luncheon and you had to suddenly leave because you started feeling sick, your boss might excuse your sudden departure, given the circumstance.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncircumstance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   circumstances the facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action; the conditions of a person’s life, especially the money they have: The ship sank in mysterious circumstances.

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   A complete guide to the word "CIRCUMSTANCE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   There are 18 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun circumstance, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   1. a condition or attribute that accompanies, determines, or modifies a fact or event; an accessory or influencing factor. 2. Usu., circumstances. the existing conditions or state of affairs surrounding and affecting an agent: Circumstances permitting, we sail on Monday.

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    CIRCUMSTANCE meaning: 1 : a condition or fact that affects a situation usually plural; 2 : the way something happens the specific details of an event

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCIRCUMSTANCE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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    CIRCUMSTANCE meaning: 1. a fact or event that makes a situation the way it is: 2. events that change your life, over…. Learn more.