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单词 avocational
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
av•o•ca•tion /ˌævəˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a secondary occupation:The surgeon's avocation is teaching the handicapped.
See -voc-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
av•o•ca•tion  (av′ə kāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. something a person does in addition to a principal occupation, esp. for pleasure;
    hobby:Our doctor's avocation is painting.
  2. a person's regular occupation, calling, or vocation.
  3. [Archaic.]diversion or distraction.
  • Latin āvocātiōn- (stem of āvocātiō) a calling away. See a-4, vocation
  • 1520–30
av′o•cation•al, adj. 
av′o•cation•al•ly, adv. 

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