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English Dictionary: on occasion	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on occasion adv now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention" Synonym(s): occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, now and then, now and again, at times, from time to time
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Occasion \Occa"sion\ ([ocr]kk[amac]"zh[ucr]n), n. [F. occasion, L. occasio, fr. occidere, occasum, to fall down; ob (see {Ob-}) + cadere to fall. See {Chance}, and cf. {Occident}.] 1. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident. The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and its hidden excitements, and its arduous occasions. --I. Taylor. 2. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience. Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me. --Rom. vii. 11. I'll take the occasion which he gives to bring Him to his death. --Waller. 3. An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause. Her beauty was the occasion of the war. --Dryden. 4. Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms. After we have served ourselves and our own occasions. --Jer. Taylor. When my occasions took me into France. --Burke. 5. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion. Whose manner was, all passengers to stay, And entertain with her occasions sly. --Spenser. {On occasion}, in case of need; in necessity; as convenience requires; occasionally. [bd]That we might have intelligence from him on occasion,[b8] --De Foe. Syn: Need; incident; use. See {Opportunity}.