Avocation and Job

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Avocation noun - An activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure.

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Job is an antonym for avocation.

Job noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.

Usage example: a high-paying job as a banker

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Avocation is an antonym for job in employment topic.

Nearby Word: jobless

Deliberate Values Dissonance: A mild example; Leopold refers to Kate's market research job as a "fine avocation for a woman" and does not realize how condescending and sexist that sounds in the 21st century.

Source: Film / Kate and Leopold

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