circumstance

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A fact or condition that affects a situation or event.

   Under the circumstances, we decided to cancel the trip.

2. 2
   noun

   The conditions of a person's life, especially their money and surroundings.

   She was born into comfortable circumstances.

3. 3
   noun

   Formal ceremony surrounding an important occasion.

   The graduation was full of pomp and circumstance.

From Middle English circumstaunce, from Old French circonstance, from Latin circumstantia.

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