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vocational

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vo⋅ca⋅tion⋅al

[voh-key-shuh-nl]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or connected with a vocation or occupation: a vocational aptitude.
2. of, pertaining to, or noting instruction or guidance in an occupation or profession chosen as a career or in the choice of a career: a vocational counselor.

Origin:
1645–55; vocation + -al 1


vo⋅ca⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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vo·ca·tion·al   (vō-kā'shə-nəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to a vocation or vocations: vocational counseling.

  2. Relating to, providing, or undergoing training in a special skill to be pursued in a trade: vocational students learning to operate a lathe.

vo·ca'tion·al·ly adv.
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