How to pronounce profession
American English pronunciation
pruh-FESH-un
- IPA
- /pɹəˈfɛʃən/
- Syllables
- pruh · FESH · un (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What profession means
A kind of work that needs long training, like teaching
In a sentence: Teaching is a profession that takes years of study and practice.
Where it comes from: It came through French from a Latin word for a public promise or declaration. Later it came to mean the kind of skilled work a person is trained for.
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