avocation
noun/ˌævəˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌævəˈkeɪʃn/
(formal)- a hobby or other activity that you do for interest and pleasureWord Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin avocatio(n-), from avocare ‘call away’, from ab- ‘from’ + vocare ‘to call’.
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