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circumstance

The correct spelling is circumstance.

How to pronounce circumstance

/-æns/
noun

IPA: /-æns/

Say it like: Sir-cum-sta-nse

The correct spelling is circumstance. That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.

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Meanings

noun

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

verb

  1. 1.To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.

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