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occasionality|əˌkeɪʒəˈnælɪtɪ|
[f. occasional + -ity.]
The quality or fact of being occasional (in various senses); esp. of being prepared, composed, or ‘got up’ for the occasion.
1767A. Campbell Lexiph. (ed. 2) 48 He was disgusted at..the occasionality and ambitiousness of her dress. a1822Shelley in Bagehot Lit. Stud. (1879) I. 76 From the occasionality of its impulses, it will often seem silly. 1837–9Hallam Hist. Lit. i. viii. §44 From their occasionality or want of merit, far the greater part have perished. |