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vocational
/vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl/
adjective
Teaching practical skills for a particular job.
- “Vocational courses prepare students to become electricians or chefs.”Toofey
- “Vocational schools were set up one after another.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))