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occupation
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. ()
3. The principal business of one's life; the principal work by which one earns one's livelihood; vocation; employment; profession; calling; trade; avocation; as, these days many people continue to practice their occupation well into their seventies. ()
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. ()
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