Occasion and While

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

Usage example: on that occasion, I didn't actually meet your father

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While and occasion are semantically related in event topic. In some cases you can use "While" instead a noun "Occasion".

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

While noun - An indefinite but usually short period of time.

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Occasion and while are semantically related in time interval topic. Sometimes you can use "Occasion" instead a noun "While".

rare	rare occasion	rare while
similar	similar occasion	similar while
perfect	perfect occasion	perfect while
complete	complete occasion	complete while
Other adjectives: single, routine, real, great, little, past, former, few, latter, several, prior.

occasion hanging

while hanging

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