Occasion and Usage

Occasion

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

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

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

Usage noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Occasion and usage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Occasion" instead a noun "Usage".

known	known occasion	known usage
rare	rare occasion	rare usage
notable	notable occasion	notable usage
particular	particular occasion	particular usage
Other adjectives: better, similar, specific, single, later, last, latter, different, recent, previous.

Chin Ho and Kono used "brother" a lot; and on at least one occasion McGarrett referred to a missing tourist as a "rich haolenote the Hawaiian word for "foreigner," in common usage it can be a semi-derogatory synonym for "Mainlander" or even "white person" lady."

Source: Useful Notes / American Accents
On at least one occasion, "cochranes" were used (quite incorrectly) as a measure of explosive yield, rather than the proper usage as a measure of warp field strength.

Source: Unit Confusion

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