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AVOCATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An auxiliary activity
Synonyms:
avocation; by-line; hobby; pursuit; sideline; spare-time activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("avocation" is a kind of...):
interest; pastime; pursuit (a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "avocation"):
spelaeology; speleology (the pastime of exploring caves)
Derivation:
avocational (of or involved in an avocation)
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