meal vs occasion

occasion vs meal

meal and occasion both are nouns.

meal is not a verb while occasion is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meal	Yes	No	No	No
occasion	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, occasion is a hypernym of meal; that is, occasion is a word with a broader meaning than meal:

meal: any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times
occasion: the time of a particular event

meal (noun)	occasion (noun)
the food served and eaten at one time	an event that occurs at a critical time
coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse	a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times	a rational motive for a belief or action
	an opportunity to do something
	the time of a particular event

meal (verb)	occasion (verb)
	give occasion to

Difference between meal and occasion

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