vocational C2 Topic:Education & Learning US /voʊˈkeɪʃənəl/ See IPA manual Freq #35379 Meanings 1 adj Relating to a job, or to the skills and training needed for a particular kind of work. She decided to take a vocational course in nursing rather than go to university. 2 adj Teaching practical job skills rather than general academic subjects. The college offers vocational training in plumbing, carpentry, and electrical work. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms nonvocationalprevocationalvocationalismvocationalistvocationally Common collocations vocational rehabilitation Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From vocation + -al. Topics Education & Learning Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vocational **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /voʊˈkeɪʃənəl/ **Frequency rank:** 35379 ## Meanings 1. Relating to a job, or to the skills and training needed for a particular kind of work. 2. Teaching practical job skills rather than general academic subjects. ## Examples - She decided to take a vocational course in nursing rather than go to university. - The college offers vocational training in plumbing, carpentry, and electrical work. ## Derived Forms - nonvocational - prevocational - vocationalism - vocationalist - vocationally ## Etymology From vocation + -al. ## AI Etymology Vocational is formed from vocation + -al. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include relating to a job, or to the skills and training needed for a particular kind of work and teaching practical job skills rather than general academic subjects. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonvocational, prevocational, vocationalism, vocationalist, and vocationally. ## Topics - Education & Learning - Work & Careers - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown