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Avocation

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sidelinenounA line at the side of something.
hobbynounAn activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
by-linenounAlternative spelling of byline. [(journalism) A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.]
spare-time activitynounan auxiliary activity

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WordDefinition
hobbynounAn activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
sidelinenounA line at the side of something.
by-linenounAlternative spelling of byline. [(journalism) A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.]
spare-time activitynounan auxiliary activity
sevocation
avocativenoun(obsolete) Calling off.
diverticlenoun(anatomy, obsolete) A diverticulum.
aversationnoun(obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
avoutrynoun(obsolete) Alternative form of advoutry (“adultery”). [(obsolete) adultery]
vacancenoun(obsolete) A vacation.
devotarynoun(obsolete) A votary.
advoutrynoun(obsolete) adultery
avoidancenounThe act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
aversionnounOpposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
vagancynoun(obsolete) A wandering; vagrancy.
vagationnoun(obsolete) The act of wandering, straying, or departing from the expected or regular course; an instance or occasion of this; a wandering; a rambling; a roaming; an aberration.
advauntagenounObsolete form of advantage. [(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.]
vagueNot clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
avowancenounAn act of avowing; an avowal.
vagrancenoun(archaic) Vagrancy, wandering.

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