Vocabulary : Oby to Occasionally

Oby : See Obi.
Oca : A Peruvian name for certain species of Oxalis (O. crenata, and O. tuberosa) which bear edible tubers.
Ocarina : A kind of small simple wind instrument.
Occamy : An alloy imitating gold or silver.
Occasion : A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident. ;; A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience. ;; An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause. ;; Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms. ;; A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion. ;; To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety.

Occasionable : Capable of being occasioned or caused.
Occasional : Of or pertaining to an occasion or to occasions; occuring at times, but not constant, regular, or systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or admits; casual; incidental; as, occasional remarks, or efforts. ;; Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a thing.
Occasionalism : The system of occasional causes; -- a name given to certain theories of the Cartesian school of philosophers, as to the intervention of the First Cause, by which they account for the apparent reciprocal action of the soul and the body.
Occasionality : Quality or state of being occasional; occasional occurrence.
Occasionally : In an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly.

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