| 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 |
| Catalan | circumstància | |
| Spanish | circunstancia | |
| 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 |
| Catalan | circumstància, context | |
| Spanish | circunstancia, contexto | |
| 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 |
| Catalan | circumstància, condició, consideració | |
| Spanish | circunstancia, condición, consideración | |
| 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 |