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Definition of Opportunity
1. Noun. A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances. "Now is your chance"
Generic synonyms: Possibility, Possibleness
Specialized synonyms: Brass Ring, Day, Clean Slate, Fresh Start, Tabula Rasa, Audience, Hearing, Hunting Ground, Occasion, Opening, Room, Say, Crack, Shot, Street, Throw
Derivative terms: Chance, Opportune
Definition of Opportunity
1. n. Fit or convenient time; a time or place favorable for executing a purpose; a suitable combination of conditions; suitable occasion; chance.
Definition of Opportunity
1. Proper noun. a Mars exploration rover that landed January 24, 2004. See wikipedia entry ¹
2. Noun. a chance for advancement, progress or profit. ¹
3. Noun. a favorable circumstance or occasion ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Opportunity
1. [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Opportunity
Literary usage of Opportunity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903)
"... this belief at every opportunity. Sometimes Mercedes sided with her husband,
some- rimes with her brother. The result was a beautiful and unending ..."
2. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
""It really is a fine opportunity. The father and mother ask for nothing better,
I can see, and the daughter's looks and manners require no allowances, ..."
3. The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale by Oliver Goldsmith (1825)
"But perhaps, Madam, while I thus reprehend others, you'll think it just that I
should give them an opportunity to retaliate; and indeed I liave made this ..."
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