reoccupation
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7.2
- noun
- /ˌriːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
:
reocupación
- His reoccupation of the old office after retirement made him feel nostalgic about his career.
Examples
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Complete reoccupation by Formosan colonies may take as little as 6 months.
Academic text (2003) -
We lost U. Bill in February '45 in the reoccupation of the Philippines.
Blog text (11) -
Every Tuesday for the past three weeks, 150 people have packed out a hall in Nantes to plan the reoccupation.
Blog text (23) -
Needless to say, the reoccupation of the former colonial structure seems an exercise designed to exorcise the ghosts of colonialism.
Academic text (2006) -
With the demise of the Quimbaya, the area was abandoned for almost three hundred years, until its reoccupation by the Antioquenos toward the end of the nineteenth century.
Academic text (1991) -
After the renovation, the reoccupation of the building by the original tenants brought back a familiar atmosphere.
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The company's reoccupation of the vacant position was a sign of its commitment to improving customer service.
Synonyms
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1.0
An act of coming back to a place or state
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5.8
An act of putting someone back into their previous job or position
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4.1
Being chosen again for a job or position
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3.8
Getting a job again after being without work
To put a person back into a job or position after they were removed
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
reoccupation = occupation (semi-transparent) = re + occup + ation
Adding 're-' to 'occupation' straightforwardly gives the meaning of occupying again or returning to a previously held place, job, or position.
Etymology
The word reoccupation begins with re-, meaning 'again', and the rest comes from occupation and occupy, which mean 'to take or hold a place' or 'a job'. So, reoccupation is the act of taking a place or job 'again', returning to a position someone held before.