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devoir

Pronunciation: /dəˈvwɑː/

The English word “devoir” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Duty, business; something that one must do.

Etymology

From Middle English devoir, borrowed from Middle French devoir, from Old French deveir, from Latin dēbēre (“to owe; ought, must”).

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