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occupational
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Occupational
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oc·cu·pa·tion·al
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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to an
occupation
, trade, or calling:
occupational guidance.
2.
of or pertaining to
occupation
:
occupational troops.
Origin:
1840–50;
occupation
+
-al
1
Related forms
oc·cu·pa·tion·al·ly,
adverb
non·oc·cu·pa·tion·al,
adjective
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occupational
(ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən
ə
l)
—
adj
of, relating to, or caused by an occupation:
an occupational pension scheme
;
an occupational disease
occupationally
—
adv
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Word Origin & History
occupational
1850, from
occupation
. Occupational therapy is attested by 1974.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
We speak from our unique cultural, social,
occupational
and personal
backgrounds.
The pain causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social,
occupational
, or other important areas of functioning.
Projected employment of secretaries will vary by
occupational
specialty.
The story of beryllium highlights the whole problem of
occupational
disease in
the present era.
Sadly, an
occupational
hazard of academics is self absorption and narcissism.
The current pension system is a disaster for the
occupational
mobility of labor.
They support the client's participation in a treatment plan, such as individual or group counseling or
occupational
therapy.
Each rung represented people of different levels of education, income and
occupational
status.
They sent in truckloads of
occupational
and physical therapy and emotional support.
He struggled through
occupational
therapy the following morning, shivering and complaining of the cold.
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