1. An activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment; a hobby. 2. One's regular work or profession. 3.Archaic A distraction or diversion.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin vocti, voctin-, diversion, from voctus, past participle of vocre, to call away : -, ab-, away; see ab–1 + vocre, to call; see wekw- in Appendix I.
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