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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”.
   
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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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