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Noun circumstance has 4 senses

circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
--₁ is a kind of condition; condition, status; condition; condition, status
--₁ has particulars:

context, circumstance - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context"
--₂ is a kind of wealth, wealthiness; environment; wealth, wealthiness; 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 possession; information; possession; information
--₃ has particulars:
justification; mitigating circumstance; circumstance, condition, consideration; justification; mitigating circumstance
circumstance - formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance"
--₄ is a kind of ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance; ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance