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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.

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Origin of vocational

First recorded in 1645–55; vocation + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM vocational

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Words related to vocational

industrial, scientific, scholarly, mechanical, professional, specialized, special, technological, high-tech, business, career, employment, work, abstruse, occupational, restricted, methodological

Example sentences from the Web for vocational

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 forms of vocational

vocationally, adverb
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