"occupational" meaning in All languages combined

See occupational on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-occupational.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more occupational [comparative], most occupational [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪʃənəl Etymology: From occupation (noun) + -al (suffix forming adjectives). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|occupation<pos:noun>|-al<pos:suffix forming adjectives>|text=+|tree=1}} From occupation (noun) + -al (suffix forming adjectives). Head templates: {{en-adj}} occupational (comparative more occupational, superlative most occupational)
  1. Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense). Related terms: occupative [adjective] Translations (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation): وَظِيفِيّ (waẓīfiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), مِهَنِيّ (mihaniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), трудов (trudov) (Bulgarian), професионален (profesionalen) (Bulgarian), arbejdsmæssig (Danish), ammatillinen (Finnish), ammatti- (Finnish), პროფესიული (ṗropesiuli) (Georgian), Berufs- (German), gairme (Irish), yrkesmessig (Norwegian Bokmål), yrkesmessig (Norwegian Nynorsk), zawodowy [masculine] (Polish), ocupațional (Romanian), профессиона́льный (professionálʹnyj) (Russian), ceàirde (Scottish Gaelic), yrkesmessig (Swedish)

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