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vocational

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: V OW0 K EY1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a vocation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

That provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • vocational scheme
  • vocational course
  • vocational program

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to a vocation or occupation; especially providing or undergoing training in special skills

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • vocational school
  • vocational students learning to repair a motor

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekw-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokw-der. Latin vocō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin vocātiōnembor. Old French vocationbor. Middle English vocacioun English vocation English -al English vocational From vocation + -al.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: የሥራ (yäśra) — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Bulgarian: професионален (profesionalen) — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Danish: erhvers- — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Dutch: met betrekking tot een roeping/aanleg — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Finnish: ammatti- — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Finnish: ammatillinen — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Georgian: პროფესიული (ṗropesiuli) — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Georgian: მოწოდებითი (moc̣odebiti) — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Irish: gairmiúil — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Korean: 직업(職業)과 관련된 (jigeop-gwa gwallyeondoen) — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Norman: vocâtionnel — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Spanish: vocacional — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Turkish: mesleki — of or pertaining to a vocation
  • Bulgarian: професионален (profesionalen) — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • Danish: erhvers- — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • Dutch: beroepsgericht — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • Finnish: ammatti- — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • Finnish: ammatillinen — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • Georgian: მოწოდებითი (moc̣odebiti) — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • Georgian: პროფესიული (ṗropesiuli) — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • German: beruflich — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • German: Berufs- — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • German: professionell — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • Korean: 직업(職業)과 관련된 (jigeop-gwa gwallyeondoen) — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • Norman: vocâtionnel — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • Polish: zawodowy — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • Spanish: profesional — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
  • Turkish: meslek ... — (of education) that provides a special skill rather than academic knowledge
Real reading context

vocational in complete knowledge articles