avocation
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əˈkeɪ noun
1.
something a person does in addition to a principal occupation, especially for pleasure; hobby: Our doctor's avocation is painting.
2.
a person's regular occupation, calling, or vocation.
3.
Archaic. diversion or distraction.
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| —n | |
| 1. | formal a minor occupation undertaken as a diversion |
| 2. | not standard a person's regular job or vocation |
| [C17: from Latin āvocātiō a calling away, diversion from, from āvocāre to distract, from vocāre to call] | |
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Word Origin & History
avocation
1520s, "a calling away from one's occupation," from L. avocationem (nom. avocatio) "a calling away," pp. of avocare, from ab- "off, away from" + vocare "to call" (see voice).
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Example sentences
My husband was a carpenter, too, although it was an avocation and not his work.
At the time, basketball was an avocation, not a vocation.
He knew he was a dedicated pothead-an avocation that had devolved into a nasty coke habit.
By avocation, he is a pioneer, from a family of noted scientific adventurers.
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