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   avocation

   /ˌavəˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a hobby or minor occupation: formal "they are basically doctors, and negotiators by avocation"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin avocatio(n-), from avocare ‘call away’, from ab- ‘from’ + vocare ‘to call’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. avocational adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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