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circumstance
A	noun
	1	circumstance, condition, consideration
			information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚information ╚circumstance, condition, consideration ╚mitigating circumstance ╚justification
	2	circumstance
			formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"
		Category Tree: event ╚social event ╚affair; occasion; social occasion; function; social function ╚ceremony; ceremonial; ceremonial occasion; observance ╚circumstance
	3	circumstance
			a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
		Category Tree: state ╚condition; status ╚circumstance ╚playing field ╚hinge ╚event; case
	4	context, circumstance
			the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
		Category Tree: state ╚situation; state of affairs ╚environment ╚context, circumstance