Circumstance1. (n.) That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.
2. (n.) An event; a fact; a particular incident.
3. (n.) Circumlocution; detail.
4. (n.) Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
5. (v. t.) To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents.
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