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1career

noun ca·reer \kə-ˈrir\

: a job or profession that someone does for a long time

: a period of time spent in a job or profession

Full Definition of CAREER

1
a :  speed in a course <ran at full career>
b :  course, passage
3
:  a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life <Washington's career as a soldier>
4
:  a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling <a career in medicine> <a career diplomat>
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Origin of CAREER

Middle French carriere, from Old Occitan carriera street, from Medieval Latin carraria road for vehicles, from Latin carrus car
First Known Use: circa 1534

2career

verb

Definition of CAREER

intransitive verb
:  to go at top speed especially in a headlong manner <a car careered off the road>

First Known Use of CAREER

1647
CAREERING Defined for Kids

career

noun ca·reer \kə-ˈrir\

Definition of CAREER for Kids

1
:  a period of time spent in a job or profession <She had a long career in medicine.>
2
:  a job followed as a life's work <He made teaching his career.>

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