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calling

[ kaw-ling ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that calls.
  2. vocation, profession, or trade:

    What is your calling?

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  3. a call or summons:

    He had a calling to join the church.

  4. a strong impulse or inclination:

    She did it in response to an inner calling.

  5. a convocation:

    the calling of Congress.



calling

/ 藞办蓴藧濒瑟艐 /

noun

  1. a strong inner urge to follow an occupation, etc; vocation
  2. an occupation, profession, or trade
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of calling1

Middle English word dating back to 1200鈥50; call, -ing 1
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