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avocation noun [ ˌavəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ]

• a hobby or minor occupation.
• "they are basically doctors, and negotiators by avocation"
Origin: mid 17th century: from Latin avocatio(n- ), from avocare ‘call away’, from ab- ‘from’ + vocare ‘to call’.

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