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De - Pt| English Dictionary: occupation' | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Occupation \Oc`cu*pa"tion\, n. [L. occupatio: cf.F. occupation.] 1. The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant. 2. That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade. Absence of occupation is not rest. --Cowper. {Occupation bridge} (Engin.), a bridge connecting the parts of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an ordinary road. Syn: Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment; avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade; profession. | |
