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opportunity definition

op·por·tu·nity (äp′ər to̵̅o̅′nə tē, -tyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun pl. opportunities -·ties

  1. a combination of circumstances favorable for the purpose; fit time
  2. a good chance or occasion, as to advance oneself

Etymology: ME opportunite < OFr opportunité < L opportunitas < opportunus: see opportune

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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