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career
What does career mean?
career (noun): one’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use career in a sentence?
- He regretted focusing on his career to the exclusion of his family. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- This scandal could ruin his career. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does career come from?
Mid 16th century, from French carrière (“road; racecourse”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of career?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “career” mean?
a thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc
Not quite: that's what fence means.
a law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization
Not quite: that's what regulation means.
one’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time
Right! That's what “career” means.
a group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc
Not quite: that's what audience means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “career”?
company
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country
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calling
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control
Not quite: control means something else.
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