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adjective of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation: a vocational aptitude.
of, relating 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 of vocational First recorded in 1645–55; vocation + -al1
OTHER WORDS FROM vocational vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb non·vo·ca·tion·al, adjective non·vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb qua·si-vo·ca·tion·al, adjective
qua·si-vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb
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Words nearby vocational vocal score, vocal tic, vocal tract, vocat., vocation, vocational , vocational education, vocational guidance, vocationalism, vocational school, vocative
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Example sentences from the Web for vocational Instead, she is left with the option to go to vocational school, or what is referred to as lycée professionnel in France.
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The finality of standardized exams, effectively tracks out some students, whose best second option is vocational school.
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And vocational education proceeds with way too little employer input.
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Whereas the motor system—moving around—it sounds like some vocational activity.
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At 18, I started attending a vocational college called TAFE, living in my own apartment nearby.
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But this book will find its way into the hands of many whose own vocational problems cry out for solution.
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All subjects, even those of a vocational nature, were taught on a theoretical basis.
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Belief in vocational magic and clairvoyance is clearly not entirely confined to medieval days.
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The task of mother, teacher, and vocational counselor (who may be either) in this matter is a complicated one.
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There is no such anomaly as professional nature-loving, as vocational nature-writing.
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British Dictionary definitions for vocational adjective of or relating to a vocation or vocations
of or relating to applied educational courses concerned with skills needed for an occupation, trade, or profession vocational training
Derived forms of vocational vocationally , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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