line of work

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line of work

noun lines of work

  1. informal An occupation. Before the Industrial Revolution, most children inherited their line of work from their parents through a process known as ascription.

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@misc{line_of_work_2026,
  title = {line of work},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/line%20of%20work},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}