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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
professional
 
SYLLABICATION:pro·fes·sion·al
PRONUNCIATION:  pr-fsh-nl
ADJECTIVE:1a. Of, relating to, engaged in, or suitable for a profession: lawyers, doctors, and other professional people. b. Conforming to the standards of a profession: professional behavior. 2. Engaging in a given activity as a source of livelihood or as a career: a professional writer. 3. Performed by persons receiving pay: professional football. 4. Having or showing great skill; expert: a professional repair job.
NOUN:1. A person following a profession, especially a learned profession. 2. One who earns a living in a given or implied occupation: hired a professional to decorate the house. 3. A skilled practitioner; an expert.
OTHER FORMS:pro·fession·al·lyADVERB
 
 
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