- circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
--1 is a kind of condition, status
--1 has particulars: event, case; hinge; playing field- context, circumstance - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
--2 is a kind of environment
- circumstance, condition, consideration - information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
--3 is a kind of information
--3 has particulars: justification; mitigating circumstance- circumstance - formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"
--4 is a kind of ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
- context, circumstance - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"