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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
avocation /ˌavəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

▶noun a hobby or minor occupation.

– derivatives
avocational adjective.

– origin C17: from L. avocatio(n-), from avocare ‘call away’.

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