avocation
noun | /avocation/
a hobby or minor occupation pursued for pleasure
avocation
noun | /avocation/
Essential WordsMEDIUMa hobby or minor occupation pursued for pleasure
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"Her avocation was oil painting, which she pursued every weekend."
"He found time for his avocation despite a busy schedule."
Mnemonic Trick
a + vocation (aside from main job) → hobby
Etymology
from Latin avocationem “a calling away”
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