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Vocation

A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation or appointment to a particular state, business, or profession.

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Body 76% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Business 76% connected

That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Job 76% connected

A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

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Line 76% connected

Flax; linen.

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Occupation 76% connected

The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use;…

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Narrower term 6

Profession 76% connected

The act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith.

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Specialism 76% connected

Devotion to a particular and restricted part or branch of knowledge, art, or science; as, medical specialism.

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Speciality 76% connected

A particular or peculiar case; a particularity.

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Specialization 76% connected

The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized.

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Specialty 76% connected

Particularity.

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Walk 76% connected

To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

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Synonym 2

Calling 92% connected

of Call

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Career 92% connected

A race course: the ground run over.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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