vocational

[ voh-key-shuh-nl ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation: a vocational aptitude.

  2. of, relating to, or noting instruction or guidance in an occupation or profession chosen as a career or in the choice of a career: a vocational counselor.

Origin of vocational

1
First recorded in 1645–55; vocation + -al1

Other words from vocational

  • vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb
  • non·vo·ca·tion·al, adjective
  • non·vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb
  • qua·si-vo·ca·tion·al, adjective
  • qua·si-vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb

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How to use vocational in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for vocational

vocational

/ (vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to a vocation or vocations

  2. of or relating to applied educational courses concerned with skills needed for an occupation, trade, or profession: vocational training

Derived forms of vocational

  • vocationally, adverb

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