avocation
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A calling away; a diversion.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.
Gardening is a wholesome avocation that encourages appreciation for nature and concern for the preservation and enhancement of our environment.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.
- 4.
(countable, uncountable)Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.
November 1, 1711, William King, Letter to Jonathan Swift I have several things on the anvil, and near finished, that perhaps might be useful, if published: but the continual avocation by business, the impositions on me by impertinent visits, and the uneasiness of writing, which grows more intolerable to me every day, I doubt, will prevent my going any farther.
- 5.
(countable, uncountable)The calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court.
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Nguồn gốc từ
ine-pro From la āvocātiō a distraction, from āvocō (to call off, distract).