circumstance

n.	1.	That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things. The circumstances are well known in the country where they happened. - W. Irving.
	2.	An event; a fact; a particular incident. The sculptor had in his thoughts the conqueror weeping for new worlds, or the like circumstances in history. - Addison.
	3.	Circumlocution; detail. So without more circumstance at all I hold it fit that we shake hands and part. - Shak.
	4.	Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings. When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations. - Addison. Not a circumstance of no account. Under the circumstances taking all things into consideration.
v. t.	1.	To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents. The poet took the matters of fact as they came down to him and circumstanced them, after his own manner. - Addison.

Noun	1.	circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
	2.	circumstance - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" Synonyms: context
	3.	circumstance - information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" Synonyms: consideration, condition
	4.	circumstance - formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"

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