pièce de circonstance
/piːˌɛs də ˈsɪəkɒ̃stɒ̃s/ /piːˌɛs də ˈsəːkɒ̃stɒ̃s/noun
A literary work, theory, etc., originating in or inspired by particular events or circumstances.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Sydney Morgan (bap. 1783, d. 1859), novelist and socialite. From French pièce de circonstance from pièce + de + circonstance.
- time candle
- time capsule
- timecard
- time catch
- time-charter
- time check
- time clause
- time clock
- time code
- time-coded
- time constant
- time-consuming
- time course
- time-critical
- time curve
- time delay
- time deposit
- time-depth
- time derivative
- time detector
- time difference
- time differential
- time dilatation
- time dilation
- time disc