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Definition of avocation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

avocation

noun
 
/ˌævəˈkeɪʃn/
 
/ˌævəˈkeɪʃn/
(formal)
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  1. a hobby or other activity that you do for interest and pleasure
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin avocatio(n-), from avocare ‘call away’, from ab- ‘from’ + vocare ‘to call’.
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