"line of work" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "ref": "2008, Stephen A. Sweet, Peter Meiksins, Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy, Pine Forge Press, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Before the Industrial Revolution, most children inherited their line of work from their parents through a process known as ascription.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Nick could see that Ronnie might be a bit of a handful, and that his line of work might make a certain kind of girl uneasy.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Robert J. Gatchel, Izabela Z. Schultz, Handbook of Occupational Health and Wellness, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 138:",
          "text": "She would be interested in exploring other occupational opportunities, but is discouraged about the difficulties in entering a new line of work.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "An occupation."
      ],
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        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation"
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        "(informal) An occupation."
      ],
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        "informal"
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  "word": "line of work"
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        {
          "ref": "2008, Stephen A. Sweet, Peter Meiksins, Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy, Pine Forge Press, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Before the Industrial Revolution, most children inherited their line of work from their parents through a process known as ascription.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Nick could see that Ronnie might be a bit of a handful, and that his line of work might make a certain kind of girl uneasy.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Robert J. Gatchel, Izabela Z. Schultz, Handbook of Occupational Health and Wellness, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 138:",
          "text": "She would be interested in exploring other occupational opportunities, but is discouraged about the difficulties in entering a new line of work.",
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        }
      ],
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        "An occupation."
      ],
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        "(informal) An occupation."
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