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vocationalism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An approach to education that seeks to equip learners with vocational skills for the workplace.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English vocationalism From vocational + -ism.