Dinner and Occasion

Dinner

Dinner noun - A large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment.

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Occasion and dinner are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occasion" instead a noun "Dinner".

Nearby Words: dinned, dinning

Occasion noun - A particular point at which an event takes place.

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Dinner and occasion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dinner" instead a noun "Occasion".

Nearby Words: occasional, occasionally, occasioned, occasioning, occasionalism

special	special dinner	special occasion
better	better dinner	better occasion
perfect	perfect dinner	perfect occasion
complete	complete dinner	complete occasion
Other adjectives: formal, single, real, great, little, infamous, important, possible, last.

Unusually for this trope, this is a normal family dinner at the Ramero household, not a special occasion.

Source: Dinner and a Show
Mom uses this tactic on another occasion as well, telling Calvin his dinner is "spider pie." Calvin is momentarily shocked, then decides he likes it.

Source: Comic Strip / Calvin and Hobbes
They even went out to dinner on occasion, with no strings attached, having decided they were Better as Friends.

Source: Series / The Sentinel

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