Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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2. That which occupies or engages the time and attention.
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3. Specfically: 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.
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Absence of occupation is not rest. --Cowper.
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{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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Syn: Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment;
avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade;
profession.
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From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
occupation /ɔkypasjɔ̃/
occupation; activity; occupation
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
