Dictionary Definition

circumstance

1 a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

2 the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" [syn: context]

3 information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" [syn: condition, consideration]

4 formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"

User Contributed Dictionary

That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.
An event; a fact; a particular incident.
Circumlocution; detail.
Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.

That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event

An event; a fact; a particular incident

Circumlocution; detail

Condition in regard to worldly estate

Circumstance or circumstances can refer to:

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