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occasional

oc·ca·sio·nal

UK/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/ US/ʌˈkeɪʒʌnʌl/ fairly common

adjective

1.

occurring from time to time

  • “took an occasional glass of wine”
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2.

occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals

  • “episodic in his affections”
  • “occasional headaches”
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3.

employed in a specified capacity from time to time

  • “casual employment”
  • “a casual correspondence with a former teacher”
  • “an occasional worker”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • occasional bookcase
  • occasional furniture
  • occasional table

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