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n. An activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment; a hobby.

n. One's regular work or profession.

n. Archaic A distraction or diversion.

n. A calling away; a diversion.

n. A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.

n. That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.

n. Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.

n. A calling away; a diversion.

n. That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.

n. Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.

n. The act of calling aside or diverting from some object or employment.

n. The authoritative removal of a case or process from an inferior to a superior court.

n. The state of being called, or of wandering aside or away; a diversion of the thoughts.

n. Hence—4. That which calls one away from one's proper business; a subordinate or occasional occupation; a diversion or distraction.

n. A person's regular business or occupation; vocation; calling.

n. an auxiliary activity

"But Guckert's avocation is the least-creepy aspect of this story."

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