avocation

C2+ Topic:Work & Careers

US /ˌævəˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌævəˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a hobby or minor occupation pursued alongside one's main vocation

Painting was his avocation, though accounting paid the bills.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a hobby or minor occupation... hobby pastime pursuitsidelinediversion interest

Opposites

vocation occupation profession career

Word family

Derived forms avocational

Related forms vocation vocational invocationconvocation

Etymology

From Latin avocatio ('a calling away, distraction'), from avocare ('to call away'), from ab- ('away') + vocare ('to call').

avocatio Latin avocare Latin vocare Latin

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Topics

Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives

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# avocation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌævəˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌævəˈkeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. a hobby or minor occupation pursued alongside one's main vocation

## Examples
- Painting was his avocation, though accounting paid the bills.

## Synonyms
- hobby
- pastime
- pursuit
- sideline
- diversion
- interest

## Antonyms
- vocation
- occupation
- profession
- career

## Derived Forms
- avocational

## Related Forms
- vocation
- vocational
- invocation
- convocation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: avocatio
- Root: avocare
- Root: vocare

## Etymology
From Latin avocatio ('a calling away, distraction'), from avocare ('to call away'), from ab- ('away') + vocare ('to call').

## AI Etymology
Avocation is from Latin avocatio ('a calling away, distraction'), from avocare ('to call away'), from ab- ('away') + vocare ('to call'). In present-day use, it means a hobby or minor occupation pursued alongside one's main vocation. Derived formations include avocational. Related vocabulary includes vocation, vocational, invocation, and convocation.

## Topics
- Work & Careers
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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