transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌä-kyə-ˈpā-shən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English occupacioun, from Anglo-French occupaciun, from Latin occupation-, occupatio, from occupare
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : an activity in which one engages
pursuing pleasure has been his major occupation
b. : the principal business of one's life : vocation
2.
a. : the possession, use, or settlement of land : occupancy
b. : the holding of an office or position
3.
a. : the act or process of taking possession of a place or area : seizure
b. : the holding and control of an area by a foreign military force
c. : the military force occupying a country or the policies carried out by it
Synonyms: see work
• oc·cu·pa·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective
• oc·cu·pa·tion·al·ly adverb