NOUN | state | circumstance | a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity |
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state | circumstance, context, setting | the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event | |
cognition | circumstance, condition, consideration | information that should be kept in mind when making a decision | |
event | circumstance | formal ceremony about important occasions |
Sounds | ser'kahmstae.ns | |
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Rhymes | advance ... trance: 20 rhymes with aens... |
Meaning | A condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity. | |
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Narrower | event, case | A special set of circumstances |
hinge | A circumstance upon which subsequent events depend | |
playing field | The circumstances under which competition occurs | |
Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
Spanish | circunstancia | |
Catalan | circumstància |
Meaning | The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event. | |
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Synonyms | context, setting | |
Narrower | conditions | The set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare |
conditions | The prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process | |
Broader | environment | The totality of surrounding conditions |
Spanish | circunstancia, contexto | |
Catalan | circumstància, context | |
Adjectives | circumstantial | fully detailed and specific about particulars |
Meaning | Information that should be kept in mind when making a decision. | |
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Synonyms | condition, consideration | |
Narrower | justification | Something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable / reasonable or necessary |
mitigating circumstance | (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense | |
Broader | information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction |
Spanish | circunstancia, condición, consideración | |
Catalan | circumstància, condició, consideració |
Meaning | formal ceremony about important occasions. | |
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Example | "pomp and circumstance" | |
Broader | ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance | A formal event performed on a special occasion |
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