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occasional

adj
/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/

Etymology

From Middle English occasyonal, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis and Old French ocasionel. By surface analysis, occasion + -al.

  1. derived from ocasionel
  2. derived from occāsiōnālis
  3. inherited from occasyonal

Definitions

  1. Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often

    Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.

    • He was mostly solitary, but enjoyed the occasional visitor.
    • He took an occasional glass of wine.

  2. Created for a specific occasion.

    • Elgar's music was not created to be occasional music for high-school graduations.

  3. Intended for use as the occasion requires.

    • What your living room needs are some occasional chairs.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Acting in the indicated role from time to time.

      • He is an occasional writer of letters to the editor.

    2. A person who does something only occasionally.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at occasional. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at occasional. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at occasional

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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