Matter and Profession

Matter

Matter noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

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Profession and matter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Profession" instead a noun "Matter".

Nearby Words: mattered, mattery, mattering

Profession noun - A solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.

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Matter and profession are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Matter" instead a noun "Profession".

particular	particular matter	particular profession
similar	similar matter	similar profession
ordinary	ordinary matter	ordinary profession
current	current matter	current profession
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, main, criminal, private, new, general, strange, different.

But I Play One on TV: An actor who performs a certain profession will be thought to be an expert in the matter himself.

Source: Actor/Role Confusion
At first glance, his profession might seem completely random on terms of pairing, but as a matter of fact, Barber/Surgeons were a very real profession in Medieval times, for obvious reasons.

Source: Aluminum Christmas Trees
It doesn't matter what their profession is—they could be an entomologist, a shoe-salesman, a retail clerk, whatever.

Source: Instant Book Deal

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