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occupational disease

oc·cu·pa·tion·al dis·ease
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ok-yuh-pey-shuh-nl dih-zeez]
    • /ˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃə nl dɪˈziz/
    • /ˌɒk.jʊˈpeɪ.ʃən.əl dɪˈziːz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ok-yuh-pey-shuh-nl dih-zeez]
    • /ˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃə nl dɪˈziz/

Definitions of occupational disease words

  • noun occupational disease Also called industrial disease. a disease caused by the conditions or hazards of a particular occupation. 1
  • noun occupational disease a trait or tendency that develops among members of a particular profession: Cynicism was thought to be an occupational disease of reporters. 1
  • noun occupational disease caused by job 1
  • noun occupational disease a disease commonly acquired by people in a particular occupation, as silicosis among miners 0

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Origin of occupational disease

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Occupational disease

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

occupational disease popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

occupational disease usage trend in Literature

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