Devoir

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An act or expression of respect or courtesy; civility. Often used in the plural: pay one's devoirs.
  • n. Duty or responsibility.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Duty, business; something which one must do.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Duty or service; hence, an act of civility or respect; respectful notice due to another: as, we paid our devoirs to our host.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. formal expression of respect
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    civility    politeness   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    duty   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cru    servante    conclure    prouver    chercher    croiroit    juge    ensuite    chemin    bonheur   
     
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