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adverb
at times; from time to time; now and then.
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Occasionally
has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
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Word Origin & History
occasionally
1620s, from occasional. Originally "happening on some particular occasion" as well as "happening as occasion presents itself, without regularity."
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