Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occupational therapy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
oc-cu-pa-tion-al ther-a-py
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.

Uncountable

noun

Busy work.

Uncountable

noun

Sensory play for children often involving an obstacle course to relieve stress while the therapist works to nurture the patient's basic life skills.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

occupational therapies (plural)

Phrases

occupational therapist

Synonyms

OT

Questions

What does occupational therapy mean?
The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.

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