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profession
What does profession mean?
profession (noun): an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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How do you pronounce profession?
/pɹəˈfɛʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does profession come from?
From Middle English professioun, from Anglo-Norman professioun, Old French profession (“declaration of faith, religious vows, occupation”), from Latin professiō (“avowal, public declaration”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “profession” mean?
an outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures
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an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
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an institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs
Not quite: that's what bank means.
the part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm
Not quite: that's what afternoon means.
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