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Nonprofessional

Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage.

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Amateur 84% connected

A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachm…

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Amateur 84% connected

A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachm…

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Lay 84% connected

of Lie, to recline.

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Lay 84% connected

of Lie, to recline.

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Professional 94% connected

Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledg…

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Professional 94% connected

Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledg…

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Acceptable adjective · 78% connection

judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable English usage"

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Action at law noun · 78% connection

a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right…

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Adverse adjective · 78% connection

Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit ad…

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Affair noun · 78% connection

That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional…

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Appendant verb · 78% connection

Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; -- said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another in…

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Authorize verb · 78% connection

To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.

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Cloth noun · 78% connection

The distinctive dress of any profession, especially of the clergy; hence, the clerical profession.

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Contradiction noun · 78% connection

An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration;…

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Contrary adjective · 78% connection

Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.

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Custom noun · 78% connection

Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription.

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Deed verb · 78% connection

That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an act; an action; a thing done; -- a word of extensive application, including,…

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Entree noun · 78% connection

In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a j…

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Extraprofessional adjective · 78% connection

Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.

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Fact noun · 78% connection

The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the…

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Hackwork noun · 78% connection

professional work done according to formula

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Ill adjective · 78% connection

Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavo…

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Involuntary adjective · 78% connection

Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant; compulsory; as, involuntary submission.

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Irregular adjective · 78% connection

Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable t…

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