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Traditional English :: occupant
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occupancy.html - n. 1 a person who occupies, resides in, or is in a place etc. ( both occupants of the car were unhurt). 2 a person holding property, esp. land, in actual possession. 3 a person who establishes a title by taking possession of something previously without an established owner. occupancy n. (pl. -ies). [F occupant or L occupans -antis (as OCCUPY)] |
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Traditional English :: occupation
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occupancy.html - n. 1 what occupies one; a means of passing one's time. 2 a person's temporary or regular employment; a business, calling, or pursuit. 3 the act of occupying or state of being occupied. 4 a the act of taking or holding possession of (a country, district, etc.) by military force. b the state or time of this. 5 tenure, occupancy. 6 (attrib.) for the sole use of the occupiers of the land concerned (occupation road). [ME f. AF ocupacioun, OF occupation f. L occupatio -onis (as OCCUPY)] |
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Traditional English :: occupational
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occupancy.html - adj. 1 of or in the nature of an occupation or occupations. 2 (of a disease, hazard, etc.) rendered more likely by one's occupation. occupational therapy mental or physical activity designed to assist recovery from disease or injury. |
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English Idioms :: occupy oneself
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occupancy.html - {v. phr.} To make oneself busy with. * /Having retired from business, he now occupies himself with his stamp collection./ |
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Traditional English :: occupant
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occupancy.html - n. 1 a person who occupies, resides in, or is in a place etc. ( both occupants of the car were unhurt). 2 a person holding property, esp. land, in actual possession. 3 a person who establishes a title by taking possession of something previously without an established owner. occupancy n. (pl. -ies). [F occupant or L occupans -antis (as OCCUPY)] |
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Traditional English :: occupation
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occupancy.html - n. 1 what occupies one; a means of passing one's time. 2 a person's temporary or regular employment; a business, calling, or pursuit. 3 the act of occupying or state of being occupied. 4 a the act of taking or holding possession of (a country, district, etc.) by military force. b the state or time of this. 5 tenure, occupancy. 6 (attrib.) for the sole use of the occupiers of the land concerned (occupation road). [ME f. AF ocupacioun, OF occupation f. L occupatio -onis (as OCCUPY)] |
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