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- pronunciation:
- vo
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer, Word Parts
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| definition 1: |
an occupation chosen as one's life work; career.
- synonyms:
- business, career, occupation
- similar words:
- bag, calling, craft, employment, field, job, lifework, line, livelihood, living, métier, profession, pursuit, thing, trade, work
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| definition 2: |
a strong desire or urge to choose a particular career, esp. a religious calling.
While volunteering at the hospital, she discovered that medicine was her vocation.He had to help support his parents, so he got a job instead of pursuing his religious vocation.- synonyms:
- calling
- similar words:
- mission
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