opportunity

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

Etymology

From opportune + -ity, from Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportūnitās.

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Synonyms

chance

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