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occupation.

occupation (act of occupying, of being an occupant)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃/
  1. occupation (act of occupying, of being an occupant)

    feminine
  2. occupation (the occupying of a territory)

    feminine
  3. occupation (something that one spends one's time on, such as a job or a hobby)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnem. By surface analysis, occuper + -ation.

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