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oxyurida (medicine) and avocation (iou)


oxyurida (medicine)


oxyurida


An order of nematodes of the subclass secernentea. Its organisms are characterised by a single, ventral excretory gland and a relatively stout, short body.


avocation (iou)



avocation noun. E16.
[Branch I after Latin advocatio(n-) ADVOCATION; branch II from Latin avocatio(n-), from avocat- pa. ppl stem of avocare, from a- AB- + vocare to call: see -ATION.]
I.
= ADVOCATION 3. E16.
II. Diversion of the thoughts. E17-M18.
T. Gray Try, by every method of avocation and amusement, whether you cannot..get the better of that dejection.
The condition of having one's attention diverted; distraction. arch. M17.
S. R. Maitland He devoted himself, with less avocation, to prayer.
A (less important) distraction; a minor occupation; colloq. (a) vocation, (a) calling. M17.
G. B. Shaw It was at the university that I became..a sky pilot. When the war took me it seemed natural that I should pursue that avocation as a member of the air force. W. Faulkner A horseman, a groom, merely by accident, but by avocation and dedication a minister of God.
avocational adjective M20.