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avocation (noun)

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  • avocation — UK US /ˌævəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [C] ► work you do in addition to your main job or profession, especially for enjoyment: »She s a real estate developer who describes her consultancy business as a part time avocation …   Financial and business terms

  • avocation — noun Etymology: Latin avocation , avocatio, from avocare to call away, from ab + vocare to call, from voc , vox voice more at voice Date: circa 1617 1. archaic diversion, distraction 2. customary employment ; vocation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • avocation — noun /avə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃən/ a) A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit. But though she could neither sleep nor rest in her bed, yet, having no avocation from it, she was found there by her father at his return from Allworthys, which was not till past …   Wiktionary

  • avocation — (n.) 1520s, a calling away from one s occupation, from L. avocationem (nom. avocatio) a calling away, distraction, diversion, noun of action from pp. stem of avocare, from ab off, away from (see AB (Cf. ab )) + vocare to call (see VOICE (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • avocation — av|o|ca|tion [ ,ævou keıʃn ] noun count FORMAL an activity that someone does for enjoyment in addition to their usual work …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • avocation — [ˌavə keɪʃ(ə)n] noun a hobby or minor occupation. Derivatives avocational adjective Origin C17: from L. avocatio(n ), from avocare call away …   English new terms dictionary

  • avocation — /ævəˈkeɪʃən / (say avuh kayshuhn) noun 1. minor or occasional occupations; hobbies. 2. (also plural) one s regular occupation, calling, or vocation. 3. diversion or distraction. {Latin āvocātio a calling off} …  

  • by-line — noun 1. a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article • Syn: ↑credit line • Hypernyms: ↑line • Part Meronyms: ↑writer s name, ↑author s name 2. an auxiliary activity …   Useful english dictionary

  • spare-time activity — noun an auxiliary activity • Syn: ↑avocation, ↑by line, ↑hobby, ↑pursuit, ↑sideline • Derivationally related forms: ↑hobbyist (for: ↑hobby), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • spelaeology — noun 1. the scientific study of caves • Syn: ↑speleology • Derivationally related forms: ↑spelaeologist, ↑speleologist (for: ↑speleology) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • pursuit — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pursute, from pursure Date: 14th century 1. the act of pursuing 2. an activity that one engages in as a vocation, profession, or avocation ; occupation Synonyms: see work …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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