vocational

[ voh-key-shuh-nl ]

/ voʊˈkeɪ ʃə nl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation: a vocational aptitude.

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.

Nearby words

vocalize, vocally, vocals, vocat., vocation, vocational, vocational education, vocational guidance, vocational school, vocationalism, vocationally

Origin of vocational

First recorded in 1645–55; vocation + -al¹

Related forms

vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverbnon·vo·ca·tion·al, adjectivenon·vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverbqua·si-vo·ca·tion·al, adjective

qua·si-vo·ca·tion·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for vocational

Instead, she is left with the option to go to vocational school, or what is referred to as lycée professionnel in France.
‘Girlhood’: Coming of Age in France’s Projects|Molly Hannon|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The finality of standardized exams, effectively tracks out some students, whose best second option is vocational school.
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And vocational education proceeds with way too little employer input.
How to Pop The Higher-Ed Bubble|David Frum|May 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Whereas the motor system—moving around—it sounds like some vocational activity.
Stuart Firestein, Author of ‘Ignorance,’ Says Not Knowing Is the Key to Science|Casey Schwartz|April 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

At 18, I started attending a vocational college called TAFE, living in my own apartment nearby.
Handcuffs, Ropes, and an Open Window: How I Escaped an Unthinkable Childhood|Genyfer Spark|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But this book will find its way into the hands of many whose own vocational problems cry out for solution.
Analyzing Character|Katherine M. H. Blackford and Arthur Newcomb
All subjects, even those of a vocational nature, were taught on a theoretical basis.
Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
Belief in vocational magic and clairvoyance is clearly not entirely confined to medieval days.
Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods|Harry L. Hollingworth
The task of mother, teacher, and vocational counselor (who may be either) in this matter is a complicated one.
Vocational Guidance for Girls|Marguerite Stockman Dickson
There is no such anomaly as professional nature-loving, as vocational nature-writing.
The Face of the Fields|Dallas Lore Sharp

British Dictionary definitions for vocational

vocational

/ (vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a vocation or vocations

of or relating to applied educational courses concerned with skills needed for an occupation, trade, or professionvocational training

Derived Formsvocationally, adverb

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vocational

adjective

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Examples from the Web for vocational

British Dictionary definitions for vocational

vocational

adjective